Brickbat in a sentence

Brickbat meaning

1. A piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon (for example, thrown or placed in a sock or other receptacle and used as a club).
2. A piece of (sharp) criticism or a (highly) uncomplimentary remark.

Using Brickbat

• The main meaning on this page is: A piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon (for example, thrown or placed in a sock or other receptacle and used as a club). | A piece of (sharp) criticism or a (highly) uncomplimentary remark.
• Useful related words include: fragment, criticism, unfavorable judgment.

Context around Brickbat

• Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
• Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
• Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

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Corpus analysis for Brickbat

• In this selection, "brickbat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
• Around the word, recent and thrown stand out and add context to how "brickbat" is used.
• Recognizable usage signals include another recent brickbat thrown at and brickbat we are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
• By corpus frequency, "brickbat" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.