How to Use brick wall in a Sentence
brick wall
noun-
The brick wall that had been blocking my view for months had crumbled.
— Joyce Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2020 -
Our apartment’s dull brick walls changed to ones made of creaking stone.
— Elisabeth Thomas, refinery29.com, 12 May 2020 -
Stubbornness is like trying to break down a brick wall with your head.
— Popular Science, 2 June 2020 -
President Trump’s supporters would run through a brick wall to vote for him.
— Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020 -
Still to come is the removal of brick walls that fill the building's original arched entryways on the ground floor.
— Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2020 -
One of Klein Forest’s top players is out with an injured right hand after slamming it into a brick wall.
— Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020 -
In the basement, the boiler room’s brick walls had deteriorated but the robust metal door was in good shape.
— John King, SFChronicle.com, 10 Mar. 2020 -
Entry level is the main floor — living room, dining room, kitchen, powder room, the bedroom suite that looks into the brick wall garden.
— Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2020 -
The Paint Shop was just that, a nondescript building with one crumbling brick wall, before the Deans bought and repaired it.
— Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 12 May 2020 -
The kitchen has custom teak cabinets, a food-prep and display island topped by smooth concrete and a yakitori grill built against a brick wall that extends to the covered deck.
— oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2020 -
Rooms feature original hardwood floors and red brick walls and have been decorated with local art; two have clawfoot tubs with spectacular views.
— Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024 -
The video opened with a clip of a blurry TV before quickly cutting to an image of three box TVs placed on the ground in a dim room surrounded by brick walls.
— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 3 Apr. 2020 -
On the same day that the heron was gulping down a mudbug, a large red-eared slider turtle was spotted swimming from underneath the Robinson Park bridge and making a beeline for a brick wall to its right.
— Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 10 June 2020 -
The police officer pushing him against a wall, wrapping Frazier’s arms around his back, pushing Frazier’s face against the brick wall of Meijer grocery store as the young boy teared up.
— Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020 -
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 -
That small fire caused minor damage to a bit of the garage’s brick wall.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020 -
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 -
Think of it this way: your skin barrier functions similarly to a brick wall, with your skin cells being the bricks.
— Emily Orofino, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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