rim

Example Sentences

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She can jump high enough to grab a basketball rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It reduced the interior carbon-fiber plate to a U-shape rim that merely traces the outer sole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

There is also biofilm, a layer made up of mixed microbes that can build up under the toilet rim and across surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Doncic scored his final points of the night on a two-handed dunk in transition, methodically jumping off of both feet before barely clearing the top of the rim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I drilled ten in a row without even touching the rim.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman