brickbat

Example Sentences

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As angry as the Boeing workers were to have their pensions frozen, were they supposed to use brickbats like the old Wobblies to storm the factory floors?

From Seattle Times

I've engaged in brickbats with troll farms and tilled a bit of soil myself, unleashing quips on political ne'er-do-wells from sunup to sundown and sometimes beyond.

From Salon

Along with Trump’s rants, she has had large brickbats thrown her way by New York’s former Democratic governor, Andrew M. Cuomo.

From Washington Post

Just before Christmas, Manchin unexpectedly sank that bill, citing fears of inflation and international uncertainty and earning brickbats from exasperated fellow Democrats from Capitol Hill and the White House.

From Seattle Times

And when they do speak of each other, it is usually to trade barbs and brickbats on issues weighty, and less so.

From New York Times