How to Use brim in a Sentence

brim

1 of 2 noun
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  • The long brim at the front shields your eyes and face from the sun's glare.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • Fold up the bottom to form the brim of the hat, and you're finished!
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The translucent brim adds a modern twist to the style too.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The wide brim helps shield the face from the sun's damaging rays.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Quantity aside, the store is stocked to the brim with wines from around the world.
    — Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2022
  • Plus, the wide-tooth zipper glides like a champ even when the backpack is filled to the brim.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The singer posed for the camera in an adorable Montce Swim bikini and wide-brim hat.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 30 Apr. 2022
  • In jeans and plaid shirt, the zanjero wears shades on the brim of his baseball cap.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The soils themselves are filled to the brim with water and are struggling to keep up.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Imagine starting the day with a mug filled to the brim with coffee or tea.
    — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The corn tortillas are thin and filled to the brim with hot, oozing mashed potatoes.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
  • The hat has a UPF 50+ rating and features a 3-inch brim and 6-inch neck cape to shield against the sun’s rays.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Their retention ponds, while filled to the brim, did their job.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
  • One little boy filled his cart to the brim within the first five minutes.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The galaxy itself is warped like the brim of a beat-up cowboy hat.
    — Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Your fridge is likely to be filled to the brim during the holidays.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The theater, with a 1,200 capacity, was packed to the brim.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The album finds comfort in that fact, filled to the brim with a desire for movement.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022
  • Arnold usually wore a Greek fishing hat, the kind with the short round brim.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The stars were placed in multiple places under the brim of the cowboy-like wool hat.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Two girls go by us in XL hoodies over baseball caps, the brims pulled down to hide their gaze.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • Guests wore custom boots and hats with their own specific shape, right down to the brim.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The tarts feel heavy in your hand, with a generous portion of custard that reaches the brim of the crust.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Using a punch needle, poke holes throughout the baseball cap and cut off the brim.
    — New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Fill a piñata to the brim with all your favorite treats, and let everyone take a whack at it!
    — Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
  • As both a student and instructor of yoga, the trunk of my car is packed to the brim with yoga mats.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Beer boxes and other containers on the floor are filled to the brim with strips of green, black, gray, beige and brown cloth.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • That’s a surefire way to bend the brim and otherwise misshape it.
    — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
  • Regardless of provenance, along with rich color and savory flavor, the spice brims with health benefits.
    — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The magazine’s first employee was Rea Irvin, a charismatic and worldly man-about-town—known for his distinctive fedora with a wide brim—who had been an actor, a comic-strip artist, and an art editor.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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brim

2 of 2 verb
  • The show brims with excitement.
  • Her heart was brimming with happiness.
  • And by the end of the day, your cup is brimming with microstress.
    — Barbara Brody, Fortune Well, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The men's pole vault is brimming with Olympic and world medals.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • To enter the home, a sunken courtyard brimming with greenery opens to the main front hall.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • The 49ers aren’t brimming with depth behind Mitchell and Mason.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Pawhuska is brimming with charm and fun things to do on a weekend trip.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Read full article The next few days are brimming with events.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Thank you that each one is unique and brimming with potential.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Or maybe a bowl brimming with scrambled eggs and cotija cheese.
    — Bryan Washington, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Kevin Hart lives up to his name, brimming with heart, ambition, work ethic, and the drive to see his dreams through to fruition.
    — Aaraf Adam, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Below are dozens of streams, ponds and lakes brimming with trout and historic runs of Atlantic salmon.
    — David Sharp, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • When five of their friends went to Pakistan this spring to return to jihad, both men brimmed with jealousy.
    — Christina Goldbaum Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • It is used to describe rosy-cheeked country girls brimming with health.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • Dallas-Fort Worth is brimming with coffee shops, from the time-honored to the omnipresent new.
    — Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The brand's sale section is brimming with more than 1,500 best-selling dresses, bags, shoes, and yes, jeans.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The land brimmed with debris left by the Russians — bags of bullets, vials of painkillers, a game of battleship made of paper and blue pen.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There were two dozen people in the room brimming with energy and ideas, spitballing how to support the film.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Moqueca, of course—a Brazilian seafood stew brimming with fish and shrimp and heady with the scent of tomatoes and coconut milk.
    — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The defenseman, brimming with confidence, went 200-feet to score her second goal of the game.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Just 45 minutes west of the Hamptons lies an under the radar beach town brimming with old-school charm and elegance.
    — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Its menu is brimming with specialty lattes sure to awaken the taste buds.
    — Kayla Hui, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • The new Willy Wonka movie, out in theaters this week, is brimming with sweet treats, whimsy—and maybe even the golden ticket to your home decor.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The dramatic, 3,821-square-foot roof reck is brimming with lush gardens and greenery.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
  • There is a nostalgic feel to the film, of a district that was once brimming with energy but is now crumbling.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Luckily, Amazon is brimming with all kinds of tech gifts — and there are a ton of options that are under $100.
    — Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • One woman showed him a shopping bag brimming with the projectiles.
    — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • On the one hand, Davos is brimming with energy levels rarely seen before.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The Butterfly House is like a greenhouse out of a fairy tale, brimming with countless butterflies.
    — Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The world brims with demanding and nuanced intricacies.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024

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