brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
At the very center of the house, between the kitchen and the dining and living rooms, stands a massive brick wall that houses not one, but two fireplaces.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
At the very center of the house, between the kitchen and the dining and living rooms, stands a massive brick wall that houses not one, but two fireplaces.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls.
—Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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