brimful
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of brimful
Example Sentences
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The five-match contest between Ben Stokes' side and a new-look India is brimful of intrigue, including superstar performers on both sides.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
Mark Twain wrote that “the pony-rider was usually a little bit of a man, brimful of spirit and endurance.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2022
"Their history is brimful of chivalrous acts toward weaker animals, cats in particular."
From Salon ● May 17, 2021
Five locomotives, with a combined 15,000 horsepower, ready to pull 101 wagons brimful of grain.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2018
‘Because I is brimful of buzzburgers,’ the BFG said.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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