brim
noun
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
Example Sentences
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Philadelphia, meanwhile, brims with talent, including new hire Jaylen Brown, landed via a baffling trade by Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another reviewer says the film brims with "more rage than it knows what to do with".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
These vignettes are where Gyllenhaal’s directorial eye shines the brightest, and where “The Bride!” brims with promise — just before the first of the film’s several unexplained narrative shifts.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
The result is a gentle book that brims with wisdom and accessible philosophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
We wore black capes fashioned from dyed pillowcases and conical hats with wide cardboard brims.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
