brick

Example Sentences

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The project was designed as a fundraiser, and for every £1 donated, a new brick was added to the model.

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

But others were brick and stone with wooden roofs towering over her head.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack