How to Use brickwork in a Sentence
brickwork
noun- Some of the brickwork is in need of repair.
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The brickwork lines up with the video.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Installing new, gray concrete pavers to replace the aged brickwork is on hold.
—John King, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2020
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One of the bedrooms features a domed ceiling with brickwork laid out in a pattern of stars.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018
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Doors or windows that stick or brickwork that cracks are early warning signs2.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Custom brickwork was installed as paths and a patio, linking the two dwellings.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
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The cavity is paved with water-tight brickwork with steps that descend down to the basin’s floor.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2020
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The pale beige brickwork that surrounds the home’s four fireplaces likewise invokes the dunes.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
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The stands are big but unattractive from the outside, bar the brickwork around the Holte End.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Outside, brickwork surrounds the pool and a circular fire pit.
—Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
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Mark the dough to look like brickwork, shutters or texturing before baking.
—oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2022
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Here, bright yellow chairs pull out the pavers' sunny undertones, while more neutral hues match the white brickwork.
—Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
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Several windows on the parish building have been taped up, and brickwork on its roof also was damaged.
—Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Sep. 2019
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His father was a Chicago policeman who owned his own brickwork business on the side.
—Chrissie Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
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Some brickwork, ceilings and raw masonry were left untouched, Sethi said.
—Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 29 July 2022
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The dense brickwork, though, shows a place-specific attention to detail.
—John King, SFChronicle.com, 13 Aug. 2019
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Sides of stone buildings, distant brickwork, walls of glass that faced south toward the sun, all gleamed with a transfixing brilliance.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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Bullnose's curved profile softens hard, linear edges often found in brickwork and concrete.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
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The incident damaged concrete and brickwork at the campus’ urban plaza.
—oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2019
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Plazas and courtyards contain feathery mesquite and blue-green palo verde trees and employ brickwork that blends with the buildings themselves.
—Sam Lubell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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There are replacements and repairs to do on the exterior brickwork, the chimney and one of the fireplaces.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
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Patterns and openings in the brickwork also create a splendid display of light and shadows inside.
—Jenny Xie, Curbed, 14 May 2018
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The next grant will cover repairs to the entry steps, wrought-iron railings and brickwork, as well as updates to the electrical system.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2019
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Lost in gray brickwork, obscured by ivy or moss, Sheela-na-gig stone carvings can be hard to spot in the wild -- but these medieval creations are in no way coy.
—CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
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In addition to the brickwork-and-concrete sign still visible on the façade, the store’s name was painted along the side closer to the corner.
—Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 4 Jan. 2020
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Dana painted it burgundy—Farrow & Ball’s Brinjal—which ties to the brickwork.
—Marni Elyse Katz, Architectural Digest, 5 July 2024
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In addition to that, the entire roof was replaced, all the windows were restored, storm windows were added, and a large chunk of the brickwork was repaired.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
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As befits such an environment, his handling of tactile stuff—not just silk and fur but bread and brickwork, too—never deserted him.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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The victim said a woman in her 60s who spoke fluent Polish knocked on her door and asked the victim about her outside brickwork.
—Staff Report, Daily Southtown, 1 May 2018
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Many exteriors around the new end zone will be metallic, beige or brown to match the existing brickwork on the Bleymaier center.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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