filled to the brim
Example Sentences
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Sumayyah Zara Sillah's eyes light up as she takes hold of a takeaway box filled to the brim with strips of golden-coated Nashville-style hot tenders, dripping with sauce.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
The stadium, to Epstein’s relief, was filled to the brim with nary an empty seat to be found.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
The shelves, as the book shows, are filled to the brim with collectibles, many of them part of the collection of Black culture, which her friend James Brown first helped her curate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
The narrow course of Tremont Street was filled to the brim and overflowing with the waiting scarlet-coated men.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
