brickbat
Example Sentences
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While senators and interest groups reacted to the news with bouquets and the occasional brickbat, Biden declined to get ahead of Breyer’s announcement.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2022
There is one more bouquet to deliver from the weekend, although it won't be popular, so it comes with a bit of a brickbat.
From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2013
Inside, the conductor Daniel Barenboim lobbed a brickbat of his own.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2010
Lydon has lobbed many a brickbat at McLaren over the years, but when asked about the death of his one-time manager, he gets serious.
From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2010
It was a fatal day when the public discovered that the pen is mightier than the paving-stone and can be made as offensive as a brickbat.
From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
