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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Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Known as the Fortress Revenue Collection Lab, the building does look startlingly like a fortress—with barbed wire, barred windows, brick walls, and a central tower.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Hitting a brick wall with home or with family discussions?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Known as the Fortress Revenue Collection Lab, the building does look startlingly like a fortress—with barbed wire, barred windows, brick walls, and a central tower.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Hitting a brick wall with home or with family discussions?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.
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