at the seams

phrase

: entirely, completely

falling apart at the seams

Examples of at the seams in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And while museums are bursting at the seams with paintings of naked women, real women are thrown out of museums for wearing too little (a low-cut dress) or too much (a niqab). — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

The Culture House notes on its website that its main facility has been bursting at the seams for years and said new performing groups and artists in the metro are in need of stages and exhibition spaces. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Even with rising convention prices, Witch Hat Atelier’s Anime Expo panel was bursting at the seams with Pointed Cap Witches and their Brushbuddies. — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But sometimes, this extra layer causes your trip to come apart at the seams. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at the seams

• beams
• creams
• deems
• demes
• dreams
• eames
• gleams
• memes
• reams
• schemes
• screams
• seems