brick wall

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Recent Examples of brick wall That includes brick walls like Chicago backstreets, memorabilia from the Windy City's sports teams, other Chicago pictures and a wall with Illinois license plates that were brought in by customers. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 On the campus' reddish brick walls, every fifth brick is original. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Howe is an excellent man-manager, players will run through brick walls for him. Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 The interior décor, featuring original brick walls, sliding wood doors with metal hardware, barnwood tables, a wall of mugs, American flag signs, and more, offers a warm, rustic, relaxing atmosphere. Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brick wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
  • Senay built the home a covered bridge and stone walls to feature the waterfall.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
  • One of the most intriguing museums in America is located down a narrow road, behind a stone wall, hidden by hills.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Gemma can see barriers that others might not notice and works to reduce and ultimately remove them for her team.
    Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Campbell’s car hit her from behind, pushing her over a concrete barrier and into the sweltering swamp below.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At the beginning of the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy asked former Secretary of State Dean Acheson to meet with French President Charles de Gaulle to brief him on the reasons for America's blockade of Cuba.
    Robert Hormats, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Deaths from starvation in Gaza have been on the rise after Israel launched a crippling blockade barring the entry of food and other vital supplies into the enclave in early March before ending its ceasefire with Hamas.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cost of reimbursing these medications has often been cited as a stumbling block.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Gibbs-White signing a new contract with Forest until summer 2028 is a major stumbling block for Tottenham’s attempts to address this issue, too.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 July 2025

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