How to Use brimmed in a Sentence

brimmed

adjective
  • The description the girls gave the police at the time was of a Black man wearing a brimmed hat and an earring.
    Jonathan Bandler, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the first one, Hill wears a trendy bomber jacket and Palace flat-brimmed hat.
    Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 2 July 2018
  • Wystrach danced around the stage in a wide-brimmed hat and gold chains.
    Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2020
  • A wide-brimmed hat for fair-skinned kids also helps protect the face and neck.
    Gayla Grace, South Florida Parenting, 3 May 2017
  • In one video, a man in a dark jacket and wide-brimmed hat guards a bridge with a pistol.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Wear sunglasses and a broad-brimmed hat to shade your face and neck, Schimelpfenig says.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • The star rocked the red capret in a truly awe-inspiring wide-brimmed hat.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Use a brimmed hat to keep your child’s face out of direct sunlight.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • Throw on your favorite wide-brimmed hat and settle in for a chukker or six.
    Shawnté Salabert, Los Angeles Magazine, 7 June 2018
  • Wear a wide-brimmed hat or keep a lightweight, woven scarf in your bag.
    Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 21 June 2017
  • Bey's stylist Marni Senofonte paired the look with tall boots and a wide-brimmed hat from Maison Michel.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
  • Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sunscreen and lightweight clothes.
    Molly Hudson, azcentral, 15 May 2018
  • Slip into your cowboy boots, grab your wide-brimmed hat, and line up to learn the steps for this fun dance style.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2016
  • Slip into your cowboy boots, grab your wide-brimmed hat, and line up to learn the steps for this fun dance style.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • McCormick dressed for fights in black or tan suits, her hair in a knot beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.
    Fortunato Salazar, Marie Claire, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The cover art featured Gaga wearing a pink wide-brimmed hat.
    Yohana Desta, vanityfair.com, 17 Apr. 2017
  • Sunshine prompted the wearing of the proverbial broad-brimmed hat.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 May 2017
  • Her style identifier is a tall, wide-brimmed hat that adds to her small stature.
    Eliza Brooke, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Showing off his vineyard in the June afternoon sun, Fait wore a wide-brimmed leather hat to shield his face from the harsh light.
    Yadid Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The icon accessorized her look with a matching wide-brimmed hat (adorned with just the right amount of pink feathers), a Gabriela Hearst bag, and pink pumps.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2018
  • Mount the flower from the fascinator onto a wide-brimmed hat, dyed to match the outfit.
    Carey Jones, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • But time and time again, these guys have ruined their chances at love with the overly confident flick of a short-brimmed hat.
    Liza Corsillo, GQ, 1 Feb. 2018
  • He’s captured with his wide-brimmed hat cocked at a rakish angle.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Today, the fedora is probably one of the most worn and used words to describe a brimmed hat.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • She was known to wear colorful wide-brimmed hats, and preferred to drive with gloved fingers.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Staying in the shade, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and avoiding the sun during the peak hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. can also help protect your skin and lips.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2019
  • Shorter hair called for a change from the huge, wide-brimmed hats that marked the previous Edwardian style, Hume said.
    Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • At intervals, John Selya enters, apart from the others, in a loose overcoat and broad-brimmed hat.
    Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Kimmel stood up, and then Keaton ducked under her wide-brimmed hat for a glorious stage kiss.
    Melissa Locker, Time, 17 May 2018
  • Wearing a brimmed hat and loose, lightweight and light-colored clothing.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023

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