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Recent Examples of brick wall
Like, say, run through a brick wall.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
In July 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her car into a brick wall at 100 mph.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
In the 1930s, cars moved through the air more like a brick wall than a gliding bird.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
While patrons waited in line, employees behind a rectangular hole in the brick wall piled baguettes high with pastrami, salami, garlic aioli and other fixings.
—Jenna Thompson
april 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
In July 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her car into a brick wall at 100 mph.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
In the 1930s, cars moved through the air more like a brick wall than a gliding bird.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
While patrons waited in line, employees behind a rectangular hole in the brick wall piled baguettes high with pastrami, salami, garlic aioli and other fixings.
—Jenna Thompson
april 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
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In a photo shared to Instagram Stories on Monday, April 14, the star, 58, sits on a stone wall overlooking crystal blue water with the Sydney Opera House behind her.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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After being shot, King drove a short distance before crashing into a stone wall.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Inside a New York City welfare office, WELFARE reveals the human struggles, bureaucratic barriers, and impossible choices at the heart of the social safety net.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Construction crews building a barrier between the United States and Mexico damaged a 200-foot-long etching of a fish embedded in the land that is thought to be 1,000 years old, according to a report in the Washington Post.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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His capture provoked at least eight highway blockades by criminal groups on the highways surrounding the border city of Reynosa.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Workers in India’s textile hub of Surat are returning home after an LPG crisis linked to the Iran blockade left households without cooking gas for days, potentially hollowing out production capacity as peak season approaches.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Irving's complicated journey with leadership has been well documented, from his controversial trade request from Cleveland to stumbling blocks in Boston and Brooklyn.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The stumbling blocks to dialogue are immense.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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