brim

Example Sentences

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The result is storage facilities that are full to the brim.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The salads brim with color and vibrancy, inviting us to rethink how we nourish our bodies when we’re hit with cold weather.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

She told the BBC that the airport had been "packed to the brim" before it was announced that no flights had been able to arrive or leave on Monday morning.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

So much rain fell that season that California’s second-largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, spilled over its brim.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

A short leap and a little luck, and I could swing up into his hat brim.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck