brickwork

Example Sentences

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A few years ago, they considered stripping the paint to reveal the original brickwork of the more than 3,500-square-foot home, hoping to eliminate the need for future repainting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Some of Mr Iliffe's neighbours also suffered damage to their properties - with other aerials destroyed, brickwork damaged, roof tiles blown off, and one with the windows blown out of his greenhouse.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Under a microscope, most of the heart cockle's shell has a layered structure, with thin plates of aragonite stacked in different orientations, "kind of like fancy brickwork," McCoy said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

"This is a mastic joint, it allows the building to contract and expand," Colin says as he pulls it out of brickwork on the roof.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

Between her and the doorway, a small brickwork trench cut across the floor, letting water flow through the room from left to right.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan