How to Use rim in a Sentence

rim

1 of 2 noun
  • There were chips on the rim of the plate.
  • He bought stainless steel rims for his new car.
  • The shot clanged off the back rim.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His hand doesn’t even get above the rim.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The ball gets over the front of the rim.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • The ball bounced off the front of the rim.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • My first free throw hit the rim and missed.
    — Tyler Hastings, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Shots at the rim aren’t safe with him around.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Then hit every part of the rim.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Then the lid returned to the rim.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Maybe just a loose rim falling.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, a little salt for the rim.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hayes is sinking touch shots around the rim now.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Three-pointers clanked off the rim.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Fill the crust all the way to the rim with your pie weights of choice.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The rims weren’t kind once the Moody lights came on.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Anunoby crashed the rim hard and wasn’t touched.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The water should not flow over the rim of the ramekins.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The gravel should be flush with the rim of the pot.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • His free throw hit the front rim, back rim, front rim … and rolled off.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Bridges shot four-of-nine from the field and missed a few easy looks at the rim.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Salt the rim of your glass with coarse sea salt to get just a taste with each sip.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
  • Phoenix needs someone who can be a force around the rim on both ends.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This is a midsize glass with a tapered rim.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This is a midsize glass with a tapered rim.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This is a midsize glass with a tapered rim.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Williams set a high screen, rolled to the rim, caught a pocket pass and dunked.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The cocktail is often served with salt on the rim.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The tire bead is tough and protected by the wheel rim.
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

rim

2 of 2 verb
  • She rimmed her eyes with eyeliner.
  • Set up a salt rimming station and let your guests have at it.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Yanai had a crewcut and wire-rimmed glasses.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The shot was right on line toward the basket, but just rimmed out.
    — Selby Lopez, Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Strain over into a tall glass that's been rimmed with Tajín spices.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rub edges of jelly jars with lime wedges and rim with chile-salt mixture.
    — Marian Cooper Cairns and Mary Allen Perry, Country Living, 13 Oct. 2021
  • In a nook towards the back wall sits a white bathtub rimmed with black tile.
    — Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2018
  • No longer were the Celtics’ 3-point shots rimming in and out.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • Line two rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil and set a wire rack on top of each.
    — NBC News, 8 Jan. 2020
  • At least that was the story at Givenchy, where eyes were rimmed with soft kohl.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Butler’s last-second shot rimmed out.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Holmes had a chance to tie it with 34 seconds left but his hook shot rimmed out.
    — Ben Nuckols, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • This is for rimming the glass and bringing out the sweetness of the fruit.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Glenn moved through the mixed zone interview area briskly, eyes red-rimmed, skates still on.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The white dish is rimmed in gold and holds figs and blossoms — but also a snake and pesky flies.
    — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 4 July 2018
  • Cowan rimmed out his first and wound up 0-for-3, as did Smith.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The pool is rimmed with a rusty red color from the mix of iron, aluminum, and arsenic.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Place rimmed baking sheet on rack and heat to 325 degrees.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Divide among 6 cocktail glasses rimmed with salt and filled with ice.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Swipe a lowball glass with a wedge of lime then rim with Tajin seasoning.
    — Ying Chu, Marie Claire, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The singer has been known for rimming her lower lash lines with a variation of blue.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 28 Jan. 2018
  • The artist prods and mottles it into a living thing, plagued with grays, rimmed with breaths of paler blue.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The attempt rimmed out, and Emmanuel corralled the loose ball.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Place the remaining 1/2 cup of panko in a shallow bowl or rimmed plate.
    — Ellie Krieger, charlotteobserver, 5 June 2018
  • Scheffler’s 11-foot putt for birdie rimmed in and out on 17, his best chance to win.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • The game-winner dropped through with red lights rimming the backboard to signal the game's end.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Your host will love being able to rim their glasses with their choice of sugar or salt and cut limes on the same board.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Moisten half or all of a martini glass rim with lime wedge, then dip glass rim into salt to coat.
    — Rick Bayless, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
  • Some of the lakes on Titan are steeply rimmed, with the edges reaching heights of hundreds of feet.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Her clean look at a potential game-tying bomb with roughly six seconds left rimmed out.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 9 May 2026

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