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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The resulting blast merely damaged an exterior brick wall.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The aging brick walls, high arched wooden ceiling and original decorative elements of the Renaissance-era building provided quite a contrast with speakers who were describing the latest in present and future technologies.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The aging brick walls, high arched wooden ceiling and original decorative elements of the Renaissance-era building provided quite a contrast with speakers who were describing the latest in present and future technologies.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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