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

Ms. Millit, who physically resembles Carol Burnett, is an operatically trained singer, but her shrill, brassy rendition of “My One and Only Love” on Monday evening hammered it with a brickbat.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2011

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

He takes the case of a man who, while going up a ladder and speaking, was knocked on the head by a falling brickbat.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)