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Recent Examples of brick wall
In the center of Poland’s capital, a brick wall separates the humming traffic of Okopowa Street from a quiet wilderness filled with graves.
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Afghan, Mediterranean and American dishes between the same brick walls in East Sacramento.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Pre-war buildings often have windows punched into brick walls, with solid and opaque structure between windows.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Police allege that Stewart ran away when approached by an officer and was found hiding behind a brick wall outside Sanford Stadium, where the Georgia football team plays.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Afghan, Mediterranean and American dishes between the same brick walls in East Sacramento.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Pre-war buildings often have windows punched into brick walls, with solid and opaque structure between windows.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Police allege that Stewart ran away when approached by an officer and was found hiding behind a brick wall outside Sanford Stadium, where the Georgia football team plays.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Both the interiors and exteriors boast a rustic and whimsical charm, thanks to textured stone walls, emerald tiles and plenty of cozy furnishings.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom home was renovated in 2007 but retained historic features including 300-year-old wooden floors in some places, a 700-year-old fireplace, a Gothic window, a secret staircase, Catalan vaulted ceilings, stone walls and wooden beams.—
Lana Bortolot,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Safety barriers and catch fences are essential safety measures both for fans, and for drivers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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As a result, vendors face financial barriers in starting their businesses, Contto explained.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This chain of bases could restrict China’s ambition through blockade, and controlling Taiwan would help China create a gap in this chain.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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The drills focused on practicing assaults on maritime and ground targets, and blockades of key areas and sea lanes to test the joint operation capabilities of its troops, Senior Colonel Shi Yi said in a statement released by the People’s Liberation Army.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cathy Harris is from the Merit Systems Protection Board, which reviews disputes from federal workers and could be a significant stumbling block as the Trump administration seeks to carry out a dramatic downsizing of the workforce.—
Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Protecting security and maintaining privacy has been a stumbling block for the IRS’s past attempts to address aging infrastructure.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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