brick-wall
Example Sentences
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The original vision was Slater at left tackle and Alt at right, a pair of brick-wall bookends, for years to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
Famed for being rugby’s greatest ad-libbers, Fiji put the razzle-dazzle away and won in a very un-Fijian traditional way: Breakdown domination, brick-wall defense, and relentless commitment for 80 minutes.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
Venus brought to tennis her 129-m.p.h. serve and a brick-wall volley game.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
Last Sunday night, a small crowd gathered at Vermillion, a homey, brick-wall gallery and bar on Capitol Hill, ordered drinks and waited for the lecture to begin.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2019
The Ranger never paused from the time he set out until he found himself under a portion of the long brick-wall that still divides the richly ornamented park from the arid and unfertilised heath.
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
