Etymology
Origin of rimmed
Example Sentences
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Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
Plum had another chance to win it at the buzzer, but her floater rimmed out, sending the game to overtime.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025
An oval abrasion on a French bulldog’s ear was rimmed by crusty discharge.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
Beejee strode down the short hall, straight to Michael’s bedroom, where Ridge was sitting up, eyes rimmed with red.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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