Example Sentences

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"Rims are getting destroyed, leaving people needing to replace tyres," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

And because die-hard cyclists tend toward tinkering, during this time, the bikes got better: Rims and tires got wider, and they started to weigh less.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021

Rims were clanked, balls were lost, and it finished with a shove.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Instead, a few days before Pacific Rims, Biles announced that she would be débuting a new second vault—as if Federer had perfected a left-handed forehand, just in case.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016

Rims are absent or ill–developed; necks actually prolonged into trough–spouts or long beaks; handles are very simple and short.

From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various