How to Use brickwork in a Sentence

brickwork

noun
  • Some of the brickwork is in need of repair.
  • Video showed shattered windows and holes in the brickwork of some buildings.
    Susan Blann, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • One of the bedrooms features a domed ceiling with brickwork laid out in a pattern of stars.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 May 2018
  • Much of the mosque and brickwork minaret was reduced to rubble, said a Reuters TV reporter who went to the site with the elite units that captured it.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 29 June 2017
  • The cavity is paved with water-tight brickwork with steps that descend down to the basin’s floor.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Installing new, gray concrete pavers to replace the aged brickwork is on hold.
    John King, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • ISIS last week broadcast a video showing much of the mosque and brickwork minaret reduced to rubble.
    Maher Chmaytelli, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2017
  • Inside, vines climb up the brickwork, and diners can watch the stars emerge during their meal through the glass panes that make up the building’s sloped roof.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 14 July 2023
  • Custom brickwork was installed as paths and a patio, linking the two dwellings.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 17 May 2018
  • Media showed images of damage to brickwork in Chapel Street in the inner suburb of South Yarra.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • In addition to the brickwork-and-concrete sign still visible on the façade, the store’s name was painted along the side closer to the corner.
    Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 4 Jan. 2020
  • Cracks run through the brickwork of Ms. Carter’s early-20th-century house, and wooden beams have been bolted to the walls to stabilize them.
    Stanley Reed, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2019
  • It’s the most dramatic piece of the decorative brickwork used all around the outside.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
  • But that's the case for Compère Lapin, part of boutique hotel The Old 77, which has exposed brickwork and looming wooden beams.
    Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Exposed brickwork, a trio of dormers and a covered front porch lend classic curb appeal to the two-story.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Tucked behind hedges and gates, the 1948 ranch house has classic curb appeal with crisp white siding, exposed brickwork and a red front door.
    Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • The building’s facade has some amazing glazed brickwork—green, orange, and red.
    Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The victim said a woman in her 60s who spoke fluent Polish knocked on her door and asked the victim about her outside brickwork.
    Staff Report, Daily Southtown, 1 May 2018
  • There are replacements and repairs to do on the exterior brickwork, the chimney and one of the fireplaces.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Outside, brickwork surrounds the pool and a circular fire pit.
    Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
  • Lost in gray brickwork, obscured by ivy or moss, Sheela-na-gig stone carvings can be hard to spot in the wild -- but these medieval creations are in no way coy.
    CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Entered via a courtyard, the 1930s home opens to living spaces full of dark hardwood floors and exposed brickwork.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The wall that separates his living room from the next house is brickwork painted the color of straw, and the furnishings are a more muted shade, the color of hay.
    ELLE Decor, 1 Sep. 2022
  • His father was a Chicago policeman who owned his own brickwork business on the side.
    Chrissie Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • The next grant will cover repairs to the entry steps, wrought-iron railings and brickwork, as well as updates to the electrical system.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2019
  • The building needs brickwork along the roof parapet wall, gutter work, the 18 new windows, tree removal and emergency board-up.
    Bert Stratton, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2020
  • French doors line the living room, which expands to a landscaped backyard with brickwork and manicured hedges.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
  • As the Peale Center sat vacant for nearly 20 years, plants and grass overtook the original stone and brickwork in the outdoor courtyard.
    Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com, 10 July 2018
  • Several windows on the parish building have been taped up, and brickwork on its roof also was damaged.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The dense brickwork, though, shows a place-specific attention to detail.
    John King, SFChronicle.com, 13 Aug. 2019

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