bricks

noun

plural of brick
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter

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Recent Examples of bricks The bricks allow children and fans to build anything from their imagination, according to the release. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 Any attempt at driving normally is an exercise in futility with the rear-wheel-drive RV handling like a shopping cart full of bricks. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 The development is filled with small Texan touches, like the original Vickery Boulevard bricks that were used in the lobby entryway. — Emily Holshouser july 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026 Offensive guru Brian Daboll was pretty incompetent as the Giants’ coach and hit the bricks, and in walks Super Bowl winning coach John Harbaugh. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The bricks, made by prisoners, are protected so nothing could puncture them; any nails had to go in the mortar. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 The company uses whatever bricks and mortar a contractor already specifies, meaning regulators see nothing new to approve. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Mack was attacked by a crowd who threw bottles and bricks at her during her shift in 2024. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 There’s item substitution, where fraudsters mail back rocks, bricks or empty boxes instead of the product. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
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  1. mistakes
  2. errors
  3. blunders
  4. clinkers
Noun
  • One of the biggest leadership mistakes is waiting until a crisis to define standards.
    — Nadia AlShomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • But as writer-director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey makes a point of emphasizing, the legendary Greek general from Homer’s ancient epic (portrayed in the film by Matt Damon) also made a lot of extremely avoidable mistakes.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of mistakes
Noun
  • The 29-year-old has made high-profile errors in previous competitions, notably letting a back-pass slip under his foot against Croatia at Euro 2020.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • For nearly three decades, employers relied on guidance distinguishing technical Form I-9 errors, which could often be corrected during an inspection, from substantive violations that could result in penalties.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The French centre-back previously had form for unfortunate blunders in high-profile matches but looks to have cut that out of his game.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • There have also been several high-profile officiating blunders this season.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • Modern brick kilns are designed to minimize or eliminate clinkers.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of clinkers

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