How to Use rim in a Sentence

rim

1 of 2 noun
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  • There were chips on the rim of the plate.
  • He bought stainless steel rims for his new car.
  • The ball grazed the front of the rim and Wood grabbed the rebound.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Then work the tire onto the rest of the rim, starting at the valve.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The rim of the 3-quart base flares out to assist in drip-free pouring.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The cliff was later determined to be the rim of a crater.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 July 2023
  • Tuck the tube inside the tire, and insert the valve into its rim hole.
    — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Press a button on the steering wheel rim and the lights turn turquoise blue.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • This will help to keep the rim of your lipstick intact.
    — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • That included one 3 that hit the side rim, bounced around and rolled in.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • But his three-point attempt hit off the back of the rim, and Nolan Koch grabbed the rebound for Los Gatos.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The tapered rim acts as a funnel to channel aromas up and out of the glass.
    — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
  • Just salt the rim of a highball glass (or any preferred glass) and fill with ice.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Holiday made the back-end of his two shots, but the first had hit the front of the rim and missed, so the Bucks' lead was just two.
    — Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Austin Williams is driving and Johnson plants his feet near the rim to take a charge.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • To enhance the fresh, sweet zip of citrus with each sip, rub the cut edge of the orange peel twist around the glass rim.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The water in the wok should be high enough to submerge the bottom rim of the bamboo steamer.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The small, bivalve creatures also have a row of tiny blue eyes along the rim of their shells.
    — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Nearby, a snow cornice close to the rim had fractured and fell into the crater of the mountain.
    — Jillian Sykes, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Here are some ideas: Change the chocolate: Instead of white chocolate on the rim, use milk or dark.
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Young hurled up an off-balance one-hander that bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
    — arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Wet the rim of your glass with a damp paper towel, and then dip it into the plate of sugar.
    — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Jaylen Brown just picked up his fourth personal on a drive to the rim against Bam Adebayo.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • The park is marked by 2,700-foot cliffs that plunge to the Gunnison River and hiking trails that wind along the canyon rim.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • The main difference is that the Perfect Fit has a firmer rim that's ideal for first-time users.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 16 May 2023
  • That’s because collagen loss doesn’t stop at the rims of your eyes.
    — Didi Gluck, Allure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Place the thin strips on the top edge of the thicker rectangles to mimic the rim of a terra cotta pot.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Putting chili powder, salt, or celery salt on the rim of the glass and chasing with a gherkin can take these to the next level.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
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rim

2 of 2 verb
  • She rimmed her eyes with eyeliner.
  • No longer were the Celtics’ 3-point shots rimming in and out.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 26 May 2023
  • Place 2 rimmed baking sheets in oven and heat to 425°F.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The shot was right on line toward the basket, but just rimmed out.
    — Selby Lopez, Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2020
  • This is for rimming the glass and bringing out the sweetness of the fruit.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • At least that was the story at Givenchy, where eyes were rimmed with soft kohl.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Cowan rimmed out his first and wound up 0-for-3, as did Smith.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • In a nook towards the back wall sits a white bathtub rimmed with black tile.
    — Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2018
  • Jumpers are rimming out: Both teams have missed a total of six threes to start the game.
    — Marc Stein, New York Times, 7 June 2019
  • Holmes had a chance to tie it with 34 seconds left but his hook shot rimmed out.
    — Ben Nuckols, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Strain over into a tall glass that's been rimmed with Tajín spices.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Slide back the plastic trim that rims the wheel arches to look for rot.
    — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The Dukes had one last chance, but Kamiah Smalls halfcourt shot rimmed out at the buzzer.
    — baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Strain into a chilled beer or pint glass rimmed with Tajin.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the lakes on Titan are steeply rimmed, with the edges reaching heights of hundreds of feet.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
  • After Fox missed a pair of free throws, Mitchell’s 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Fasten the blocks to the can through the top holes, then use a square held along the can's rim and the block's edge to align each block on the can's surface.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2021
  • Place the remaining 1/2 cup of panko in a shallow bowl or rimmed plate.
    — Ellie Krieger, charlotteobserver, 5 June 2018
  • And Thompson was right: Paschall had no fear of any of the Bulls rim protectors, and most teams haven’t.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Boo Buie scores with 2.7 seconds left and Jalen Hood-Schifino's shot at the buzzer rims out.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The glass is rimmed in Fruity Pebbles, shiny like the Christmas lights in Joyce’s living room.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2019
  • Line two rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil and set a wire rack on top of each.
    — NBC News, 8 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Mickelson's 18-foot birdie putt rimmed around the edge of the cup, and Thomas missed his par from just inside 10 feet.
    — Doug Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 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 Eagles had a chance to slice it to one, but Heath’s attempted 3 as the shot clock expired rimmed out.
    — Ken Powtak, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • The Houston point guard watched as another shot rimmed out of the basket.
    — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Bates-Diop, a near 80 percent free-throw shooter, front-rimmed a foul shot in that game.
    — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The game-winner dropped through with red lights rimming the backboard to signal the game's end.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018

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