filling in
Example Sentences
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Guerrero said “the community was a big help in filling in all the background colors that I need in order to build the detail and layers” on the two mural panels she designed.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
When Udogie did make darting central runs, a Tottenham midfielder would drop into the space he had vacated - filling in at full-back.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
But that sand itself is also in high demand for cement, for construction, for building shoulders for highways, for filling in wetlands for development.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
We want to geek out with them about gear, and we look forward to having them filling in our foursomes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“It’s not fair, he was only filling in, why should he give us homework?”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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