rimming

Example Sentences

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Beyond the museum, the grassy hills rimming the building will also be expanded and extended because Angelenos—children and adults—have a beloved tradition of rolling down them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

We were alone but for several thousand flamingos rimming the edge of a quarter of the deep lake in a pink arc.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Beside her, Ryder, gray hairs rimming his eyes, cropped grass on the lawn of his new home, untethered and, without a fence around him, free.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Sand and gravel deposits can be found along 2,000 miles of Lake Bonneville’s ancient shorelines rimming the valleys of northern Utah, says John Macfarlane, a neurosurgeon on Moench’s board.

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020

All I could see were his crooked front teeth and the dark circles rimming his eyes.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken