brim
noun
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
has brimmed
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present perfectof brim (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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However the red carpet has brimmed with film stars including Matt Damon, Sharon Stone, Jessica Chastain, Tilda Swinton and Sean Penn in a show of support for cinema, an industry crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Reuters ● Jul. 16, 2021
For a colossus with a stunning 11 all-Americans on the first, second and third Associated Press teams, the run-up has brimmed with raves, about the spectacle ahead and about each other.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2019
The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far, and Honour a name, But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks: 'Play up!
From Time Magazine Archive
The river of death has brimmed his banks, And England's far, and Honour a name, But the voice of a school-boy rallies the ranks: "Play up! play up! and play the game!"
From The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education
The river of death has brimmed its banks, And England's far, and honor a name— But the voice of a school boy rallies the ranks, "Play up! play up! and play the game!"
From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards
