brickbat
Example Sentences
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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
Let me get the brickbat out of the way.
From Washington Post
Meantime the brickbat fell harmlessly on the back of a policeman who, with hands tightly clasped behind him, was studying a bed of scarlet geraniums.
From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by Brown, J. Irwin
