Example Sentences

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He and his team rebuilt the building’s eastern flank, now containing rehearsal spaces, re-creating the colonial-style roof, beams and walls while opening up breezeways that had been bricked in.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Meanwhile, Spotify is also dealing with a class-action suit from aggrieved subscribers who bought its beloved “Car Thing” audio gadget, all existing models of which will be bricked by the end of the year.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2024

One person said their Charge 5 went "from perfect to non-functional overnight", while another said in a post made on Christmas Day that the update caused their device to be "completely bricked".

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

Over the years these incumbents have successfully bricked themselves off from domestic and especially foreign competition.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

Mother, Father, and I had one small room, with one small window, which was bricked up.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman