brickbat
Example Sentences
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When MLB got to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the same court where the NFL is heading now, baseball got another brickbat over the head.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2015
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
Whatever prettiness there may be in his red breast, at his brightest he can always be outshone by a brickbat.
From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by Ruskin, John
