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
All of his films brim with the stuff of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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
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
Billowy lace netting was secured to the brim by two long pins topped with brass spheres.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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If school uniform rules are relaxed, children should wear loose, light-coloured clothing where possible and sunhats with wide brims.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
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. Elliott’s narrative brims with enthusiasm for its subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
They beat the brims of their hats against their legs before putting diem on and trudged down the road like old promises nobody wanted kept.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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Quinn Kelsey’s sumptuous baritone brimmed with lyricism along with its power, expressing Macbeth’s ambition and terror at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The late 1990s brimmed with predictions, often contradictory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
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
Her plump face twisted with anguish and her eyes brimmed with tears.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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What sets the show apart are lines like these, culled from Jefferson’s missives and brimming with vitality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
But now I am full of health—health and an idea so large, I am brimming with it.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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