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brim

[brim] / brɪm /




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I didn’t get to speak with Steinem for my project—her office politely declined due to her schedule, which even in her late 80s was packed to the brim.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

A few metres away, his mother Beatrice was busy ladling out and flipping crepes spread from brim to brim with a generous layer of chocolate-hazelnut spread.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

All of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most celebrated works brim with the optimism that is among the cherished ideals associated with the American character.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

“The head got banged up a little bit,” Muncy said after the game, a cut on the brim of his nose still visible.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

His clothes are filthy, and the brim of his hat looks like someone has taken a bite out of it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Each frame is meticulously constructed; every beat of the script brims with passion.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

They loved the camera, eyeing it like prey while tipping the brims of their cowboy hats.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Mr. Mikhail’s book brims with details of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

The result is a gentle book that brims with wisdom and accessible philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

When you’re married to the president, you come to understand quickly that the world brims with chaos, that disasters unfurl without notice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Our plates brimmed with color — yellow, green, red and orange — unlike the gloom outside.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Everything about the production embraced simplicity and sincerity, and the result was an ultimately sad and strange tale that nevertheless brimmed with unforced warmth.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

The lounge at Hollywood Boulevard’s storied Bourbon Room brimmed with pre-holiday spirit the Thursday before Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

Inns brimmed to overflowing with customers who bought food and ale and trinkets.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Lebanon is brimming with archaeological finds showcasing its rich history over thousands of years, from the Phoenician, Persian, Roman and Byzantine periods, the Crusades, and Arab and Islamic sultanates and empires.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Huffman’s characterization of Bree is three-dimensional and completely straight-faced, brimming with compassion and curiosity — and, really, so very funny, but without ever making Bree the butt of the joke.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Its narrow, winding streets are brimming with theaters, restaurants and the highest concentration of pubs in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

A gripping finale at Royal Lytham & St Annes was brimming with drama, magic and misfortune - particularly on the crucial 18th hole.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Then, brimming with confidence, he overreached by taking on both the US Army and the most popular television news anchorman in the country, Edward R. Murrow.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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