How to Use teem with in a Sentence

teem with

verb
  • Ponds teeming with frogs and newts.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • New York’s streets and parks used to be teeming with them.
    — Nancy Jo Sales, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
  • This league teems with athleticism.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • The site is teeming with birds, and stray dogs roam everywhere.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Such is life in a world teeming with cellphone cameras and viral video.
    — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • The city is teeming with wildlife, and taking it in is a spectator sport.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Colorful coral reefs in swaths of orange, green, and purple teemed with fish.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez said the area still teems with these activities.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Rosario Beach is known for its tide pools, which teem with marine life such as sea stars, crabs, and sea cucumbers.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The site is teeming with pairs from both splurge-worthy and budget-friendly brands alike, many of which are often on sale.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The coastal waters around Cape Town, South Africa, have long teemed with great white sharks.
    — Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • This coastal ecosystem teems with dolphins, manatees, and native birdlife.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • Josephine Joy’s canvases teem with San Diego’s pepper trees and aloe plants.
    — John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But imagine a realm where Europa has been terraformed into a vibrant world teeming with life.
    — Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
  • The cryptic lyrics teem with images of death, decay, and obsolescence.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The show has now made it to the 2010s, and in this timeline, Mars is teeming with humans.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Valentina was a bystander in the store, which was teeming with shoppers buying last-minute Christmas gifts.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The schemes that have brought her to the front and center of HBO are teeming with vim and variation.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
  • The sport once teemed with managers and coaches seemingly born in double-knits, men who taught through lore and time-tested traditions.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • The rivers were teeming with crocodiles and fish including freshwater sharks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • Washington and his aides tried to return to the new presidential mansion by carriage, but the streets teemed with people.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These terrains are a stark contrast to the incredibly clear, blue waters teeming with vibrant marine life.
    — Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
    — Darko Bandic, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Our galaxy is positively teeming with billions of stars that become bright and vibrant in the cosmos at certain times of the year.
    — Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of a traditional gangway, a Zodiac whisked us across a calm bay teeming with wildlife.
    — David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • An hour-long train ride from Penn Station, the barrier island is teeming with classic eateries and quirky shops.
    — Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • Yet that rawness is exactly why the landscape is teeming with sea lions, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies.
    — Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026

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