brick

Example Sentences

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The final brick has been laid on a Lego model of a cathedral ten years after the project began.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Swallowing the massive pills felt like forcing a brick down a paper towel roll.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

"His death is my greatest pain," said Cherifa, her voice trembling, from inside a rough brick shelter.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Blank brick walls looked back at me, the backs of other ancient buildings in this crowded center of old Haarlem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom