Etymology
Origin of rimmed
Example Sentences
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Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
After Reaves’ jumper rimmed out, Denver created an open Jamal Murray three off a screen from Jokic, and like he’s done multiple times before, the Denver guard hit the game’s biggest shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
He turned his head upward so his eyes could search out mine, the soft brown irises huge and rimmed in white in a way I’d never seen before.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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