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• Compared to the Air, the Pro looks and feels like a ton of bricks.
  — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• This bolt shoots straight and hits like a ton of bricks.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• French could not stomach Trump, and much of the Right came down on him — French, that is — like a ton of bricks.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Dec. 2020
• And that makes the finality of it all kind of hit you like a ton of bricks.
  — Mark Maske, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2021
• These hunters want an arrow that is quiet, durable, and hits like a ton of bricks.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• The afternoon email hit some inside CNN like a ton of bricks.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
• People familiar with the band will be quite thrilled with the new music, which hits like a ton of bricks.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2020
• As winds continued to fan the flames that crept closer to us, reality hit me like a ton of bricks.
  — Katrina Nattress, refinery29.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• Eventually, the reality of what had been done to them hit like a ton of bricks.
  — Caroline Downey, National Review, 22 June 2023
• After gazing at the remaining words for a few minutes and clicking on a few to see what would gel in my brain, both the blues and purples hit me like a ton of bricks.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Rickman shines, the forest walk hits like a ton of bricks, and the Harry/Voldemort showdown cleverly adds a physicality to what was mostly a point-and-shoot duel.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 2 Feb 2025