brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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The aging brick walls, high arched wooden ceiling and original decorative elements of the Renaissance-era building provided quite a contrast with speakers who were describing the latest in present and future technologies.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the cuts could undermine the efforts of Lee and others who assist foreign lawyers and victims of injustice facing harassment, retaliation and bureaucratic brick walls, from Latin America to Kyrgyzstan and several nations in Africa.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Beck served up the home run to Basallo and allowed Jackson Holliday to triple off the brick wall in right field that led to two more runs.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the cuts could undermine the efforts of Lee and others who assist foreign lawyers and victims of injustice facing harassment, retaliation and bureaucratic brick walls, from Latin America to Kyrgyzstan and several nations in Africa.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Beck served up the home run to Basallo and allowed Jackson Holliday to triple off the brick wall in right field that led to two more runs.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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