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Recent Examples of brick wall
The building in Epicenter at Agritopia, which formerly housed Belly, has a Himalayan salt brick wall, a bar with chandeliers and a private dining room.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2026
That smaller gallery features the industrial trusses which hold up the dome, a feature that — along with a glimpse of pale brick wall outside the main gallery — knits together these very different spaces.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s a good chance both offenses run into a brick wall Sunday.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
People are coming against a brick wall on how to go about solving the power consumption issue, and the current technology is not going to solve that problem.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2026
That smaller gallery features the industrial trusses which hold up the dome, a feature that — along with a glimpse of pale brick wall outside the main gallery — knits together these very different spaces.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s a good chance both offenses run into a brick wall Sunday.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
People are coming against a brick wall on how to go about solving the power consumption issue, and the current technology is not going to solve that problem.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
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The upper portion of the Rim Rock Trail meanders past remains of an ancient stone wall built by Native Americans, while the lower trail takes hikers by Ox-Lot Cave, a natural overhang that reportedly served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Many of the headstones have toppled, vegetation has grown over the cemetery and a stone wall has collapsed.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The group is also said to be digging tunnels, building bunkers, and erecting barriers and other defensive structures in case of an attack by the United States and Israel.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Prolonged shelter stays contribute to chronic stress, disrupt children’s education and create barriers to employment for parents.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has disrupted energy production in the Middle East and led to a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route.—
Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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While there is no physical blockade in the strait, Iran has threatened to attack any vessels moving through it, and insurers have yanked their war-risk policies, leaving hundreds of tankers in limbo.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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But over the past few years, Muslim authors have produced bracingly original stories that foreground faith as a cornerstone of identity rather than a stumbling block.—
Hafsa Lodi,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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But getting hung up on the purity of beginning from the beginning is more likely to be a stumbling block than a source of pleasure.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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