brim

Example Sentences

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Filling the stockpile to the brim will cost around $20 billion according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

For all of the pain and despair at the heart of Preston’s story, his musical contributions brim with optimism and panache.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 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

The giant sausage fingers appeared again, to grip the brim.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck