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 throw bounced off the brick wall and sharply towards the first base dugout.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
There are three silhouettes of the Broncos’ cornerback on that brick wall.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
After Machado drew a one-out walk, Sheets came up with two outs and launched a ball off the tall brick wall in right field that bounced back on the grass far enough that Sheets was able to run all the way to third for his second career triple.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
In the first round of the playoffs, head coach Tom Thibodeau made the switch: Cade Cunningham, who torched New York for 30.8 points on 50 percent shooting from both the field and three in the regular season, ran headfirst into a brick wall.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
There are three silhouettes of the Broncos’ cornerback on that brick wall.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
After Machado drew a one-out walk, Sheets came up with two outs and launched a ball off the tall brick wall in right field that bounced back on the grass far enough that Sheets was able to run all the way to third for his second career triple.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
In the first round of the playoffs, head coach Tom Thibodeau made the switch: Cade Cunningham, who torched New York for 30.8 points on 50 percent shooting from both the field and three in the regular season, ran headfirst into a brick wall.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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