How to Use brick wall in a Sentence

brick wall

noun
  • The brick wall, which runs the length of the loft, was gently whitewashed.
    Kristen Flanagan, House Beautiful, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The home’s brick wall really takes the stage in the bathroom.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the naked man pushed the other man against a brick wall and took him by the throat.
    cleveland, 17 June 2022
  • In the video, McCarthy smears plaster on a white brick wall.
    Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
  • There’s no set to hide the bare brick walls and wings of the Hudson Theater stage.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Wolverines’ spread-and-fire offense hit a brick wall, time and again.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Talk about a guy players will run through a brick wall for.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2019
  • That small fire caused minor damage to a bit of the garage’s brick wall.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The brick wall was restored and used as a backdrop for a brand new kitchen.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Lann was able to make his way to a stairwell and got behind a brick wall.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The sign sits atop the left-field wall, in front of a brick wall supporting the scoreboard.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2021
  • Wood blanks are stacked against a weathered brick wall.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Vines crawl over brick walls, and verdant tiles pave the front of the bar, the source of drinks designed to impress.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The car hit the mother and her children and pushed them up against a brick wall next to the sidewalk.
    Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The property has a shed and a landscaped yard with brick walls.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • It was built on steel beams and boasts thick, solid brick walls.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2024
  • The pillow slows the impact over a longer period of time than the brick wall.
    USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Helm had been building a brick wall around his Weaverville home.
    Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • In the video, the My Body author stands in front of a large full-body mirror placed against a white brick wall.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Xavier Prep's defense was like a brick wall for the entire match.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2021
  • In Lamarie, a mural of the players was painted on a brick wall.
    NBC News, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The brick wall that had been blocking my view for months had crumbled.
    Joyce Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2020
  • But the hope — and the funds — conjured from that season soon ran into a brick wall.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Martin could only glimpse the other side of the brick wall.
    Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The first time, his car was parked against a brick wall at an apartment complex.
    Ash-Har Quraishi, Amy Corral, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The place will also have a new look, with brick walls white washed to brighten things up.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Its exposed brick wall adds character and charm to the room.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2022
  • Figuring out when to pound away at the brick wall and when to try to go over the top is part of the early part of the game.
    Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Photos taped to a brick wall appear to show Worth in a tuxedo.
    oregonlive, 27 July 2022
  • On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024

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