How to Use brick wall in a Sentence

brick wall

noun

• Xavier Prep's defense was like a brick wall for the entire match.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2021
• First, lay a drop cloth under the brick wall and tape it down to prevent tripping.
  — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 16 Mar. 2021
• The Wolverines’ spread-and-fire offense hit a brick wall, time and again.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2021
• There’s no central air-conditioning, so the brick walls trap heat and sweat.
  — Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
• His stream is recognizable, with his red hair, lengthy beard and brick wall background.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
• The unsuspecting guests were discreetly kept away from a fake brick wall.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2021
• If there is a sense that no one can come for you, then anybody who tries to raise their voice and criticism may in fact just hit a brick wall.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2021
• Behind the house, and enclosed by a high brick wall, was an overgrown and long-neglected garden.
  — Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 10 July 2024
• Four televisions hang along the brick wall behind the bar, which has the requisite plastic dividers.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2021
• Leah peeled back layers of drywall to expose the structural concrete columns, which match the gritty feel of the original brick walls.
  — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2024
• The front of the car hit the brick wall under the bedroom window and collapsed it, damaging the house significantly, police said.
  — Nienke Onneweer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2021
• Admittedly, installing a brick wall in your home can be time-consuming, headache-inducing, and somewhat permanent.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2021
• The world’s fastest man ran into a brick wall Friday when an international appellate court ruled him out of the Tokyo Olympics.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2021
• Even the most prolific and successful creative professionals will sometimes hit a figurative brick wall and begin to feel bored.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• The house’s rules are taped to a brick wall on the first floor, warning guests not to reveal Femdacha’s address nor bring any visitors there and to make sure that the location tag on their social media accounts is switched off.
  — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021
• This formula generally casts the older fellow as a withdrawn brick wall taught empathy by their charge, but Mehmet isn’t repressed enough to require this tedious evolution.
  — Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Lann was able to make his way to a stairwell and got behind a brick wall.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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 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
• 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
• But the hope — and the funds — conjured from that season soon ran into a brick wall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Sep 2024