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
  • At the far end of the hall was a brick wall with a door into the yard.
    Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
  • When Jo was done with the room, the brick wall behind the bed was gray.
    Sarah Weinberg, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2018
  • The home’s brick wall really takes the stage in the bathroom.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The room is dim and cozy, with brick walls and white tablecloths.
    Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Still, the naked man pushed the other man against a brick wall and took him by the throat.
    cleveland, 17 June 2022
  • Now, go clockwise around the building to the very far end of the long brick wall in the back.
    Beth Segal, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Black booths, high-tops, a brick wall, and lots of wood flesh out the tavern vibe.
    Daliah Singer, The Know, 26 June 2019
  • 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
  • Video from the scene showed the front of a sedan had punched through a brick wall at the side of the convenience store.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 3 July 2018
  • 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
  • So far, the process has been as transparent as a brick wall.
    Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The kitchen is wide open, and there are exposed beams, one brick wall, one glossy white-tiled wall.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • Its back brick wall, covered in blood stains and damaged by bullets, has since traveled the continent in search of a final resting place.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Though its often likened to a brick wall, the skin barrier can be damaged, leaving our living skin vulnerable.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025

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