brim
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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
“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
Leinster, a side full to the brim of Irish internationals, did not have an answer as Bordeaux romped to a 41-19 victory in Bilbao to become only the sixth side to retain their European crown.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Once his win became official, Woodland looked to the sky, exhaled and pushed the brim of his cap down to cover his eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Glory fashioned a deep purple hat with a wide brim on her head.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Each frame is meticulously constructed; every beat of the script brims with passion.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mr. Mikhail’s book brims with details of their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Another reviewer says the film brims with "more rage than it knows what to do with".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The result is a gentle book that brims with wisdom and accessible philosophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
They all wore demon hats, with the crowns pushed up full and high and the brims down flat.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The three Graham works I caught brimmed with powerful physicality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Our plates brimmed with color — yellow, green, red and orange — unlike the gloom outside.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Comments on the piece brimmed with hostility for the very idea that a life prioritizing pets might be more joyous and meaningful than one spent searching for a suitable human.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
Opal’s eyes brimmed with tears and her chin quivered as she spoke.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Miami’s nearly century-old, exclusive membership outfit sits in the heart of Indian Creek, a private island brimming with so many ultrawealthy residents it is known as the Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A week later, on Jan. 29, 2020, he’s brimming with excitement when journalist Lou Dobbs tells him he recommended Mr. Trump consult the doctor on the outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At first glance, one might think the boldness brimming from Rebecca Zlotowski’s “A Private Life” has something to do with the film being Jodie Foster’s first entirely French-speaking role.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
He worked at CBS News for 37 years and departs with "a heart brimming with gratitude", he wrote in his statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
As Mexican officials call out their names, the migrants step out of large cells, some with open-trench toilets brimming with feces and urine.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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