mortar

Example Sentences

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Afterward, Mexican forces seized heavy weapons, including a high-caliber Barrett rifle, munitions, mortar grenades, two rocket launchers and eight vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Now, the tech company is hitting back at Walmart in bricks and mortar retail, proposing to build a 225,000 square-foot store located in suburban Chicago.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

It’s not just about bricks and mortar and shelter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Ugwu rolled out the wood mortar from under the table and was rinsing it when Olanna came home.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie