brim
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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
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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
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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
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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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