brim
noun
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
had brimmed
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past perfectof brim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At Hickory Hill, her children’s days had brimmed with well-planned activities, Brad Blank, a close friend of her children, told Vanity Fair in 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
The Saturday already had brimmed as November Saturdays do.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2021
I hadn’t realized the moisture in my eyes had brimmed over.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
In those months of anticipation before we had left Romania, my mind had brimmed with dreams of the future.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
He raised a hand to draw his knuckles up his jaw line, exactly the way his father rasped his beard stubble, and wiped surreptitiously at the tears that had brimmed.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
