to the brim

idiom

: to the top
He filled the glass to the brim.

Examples of to the brim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It is also filled to the brim with restaurants serving the freshest sushi and sashimi. John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024 Filled to the brim, this bag can hold up to 32 liters. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024 Amazon's plus-size storefront, the Plus Shop, is filled to the brim with thousands of different style options designed to meet the needs of those who struggle to find clothing in sizes above the standard. Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024 Last night, Baum Walker Hall was filled to the brim and full of smiling faces. Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024 The screenplay, which Wilder co-wrote with legendary author Raymond Chandler, is filled to the brim with elegant, stylish dialogue. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024 One was a sales conference on artificial intelligence that filled a San Jose, Calif., hockey arena to the brim, the other a conclave on interest rates, inflation and unemployment at the Federal Reserve’s white marble neoclassical headquarters in Washington. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The Wilkinson Hall crowd, which was filled to the brim, erupted as the officials signaled three points. The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2024 Enter Valentine’s Day, a generic, cookie-cutter rip-off filled to the brim with A-list stars and Oscar winners. Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024

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“To the brim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20brim. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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