brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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Address: 80 Hudson St
Marc Forgione’s Tribeca restaurant exudes romance: there are weathered brick walls, gilded mirrors, and pillar candles, which supply almost all of the light.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
His arms are often folded, his eyes piercing, like a bully posted on a brick wall waiting for the final school bell to ring.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The effect of the final artwork displayed in the exhibition is of a brick wall or a forest of dead leaves, which is mirrored beautifully by the autumnal leaves on the other side of the Fondation Cartier’s glass walls.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Helene washed away polling sites up and down the North Toe River — including part of the cinder-block foundation of the Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department and the brick walls of the Roaring Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
His arms are often folded, his eyes piercing, like a bully posted on a brick wall waiting for the final school bell to ring.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The effect of the final artwork displayed in the exhibition is of a brick wall or a forest of dead leaves, which is mirrored beautifully by the autumnal leaves on the other side of the Fondation Cartier’s glass walls.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Helene washed away polling sites up and down the North Toe River — including part of the cinder-block foundation of the Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department and the brick walls of the Roaring Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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