How to Use teem with in a Sentence

teem with

phrasal verb
Definition of teem withnext
  • The tide pools here teem with marine life, from anemones to urchins.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Still, say my sources at the DEA, Snapchat teemed with dealers, large and small.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • And the city’s 3,000 parks and green spaces are teeming with life.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, the place is teeming with monsters and mystery.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The area, nearly all white 20 years ago, has since begun to teem with South Asian life.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The streets around La Plaza México still teemed with life.
    — James Wagner Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The lagoon in early spring teems with life and movement.
    — Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The rice is teeming with the complex sourness of the pork and the lemongrass, and with the distinct pungent funk of fish sauce.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The image in one teems with red ants; in the other, cockroaches swarm.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The South Platte River flanks the ranch, and its ponds, creeks, woods and grasses are teeming with fish and wildlife.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 July 2024
  • There is a bustling culinary scene — teeming with fresh seafood, rooftop bars and cuisine from all over the world.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One day in the spring of 1935, the boy came to the stables of the Maharajah of Mysore, a place teeming with elephants, begging for food.
    — Hazlitt, 29 Nov. 2023
  • While much of the city was teeming with tourists, my quartier petered out to a quiet lull.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Three years after the storm, Siargao is teeming with life again.
    — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Just a week before, Ibarra said, many of those same corals had been teeming with life.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
  • Its summit is a mile beneath the ocean surface, and yet this dead volcano teems with life.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • On the nose, the expression is fresh and teems with wet green grass on an apple orchard, vanilla bean, and a touch of anise.
    — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The small brick plaza in front of the Pella, Iowa, public library was teeming with people.
    — Diana Goetsch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The nearby creek teems with catch-and-release perch and a white catfish that nobody’s ever hooked.
    — Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
  • Imagining a coral reef might bring to mind scenes teeming with fish, crustaceans and sea anemones.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • That doesn’t mean the PGA Tour isn’t still teeming with notable talent – just maybe not every week?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The gritty port city isn’t only seasonal and teeming with tourists, but home to much of France’s cool crowd.
    — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
  • Both have waters teeming with fish and turtles that seem to glow turquoise from within.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
  • Along the coast of Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea retreats from the rocky and sandy beaches with the tide, revealing small pools teeming with life.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The lakefront was teeming with runners, cyclists and couples strolling hand in hand.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • If buffets aren’t your thing, the Strip is also teeming with fast-food joints and quick-service restaurants.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
  • The district's public streets will remain open to tourists, so the area and the rest of Kyoto will still be teeming with visitors, both from Japan and around the world.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The song teems with regrets over a ex-lover, but Avalon sings it with a grit that seems to suggest someone who’s learned the lessons and moved on with defiant confidence.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And even the likes of Palace, Wolves and West Ham are teeming with quality international players, even if results haven't been great.
    — Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025

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