filling in

Example Sentences

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Once you play the predictor, you will get a chance to enter the draw by filling in a form.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“There’s a lot of filling in the blanks when your families are from the same part of the country. They’re down-to-earth, churchgoing families. It felt easy. We’re cut from the same cloth.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Good morning, I’m filling in for Spencer Jakab today.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

With Madonna to his right and Rihanna on his left, the London-born American fencer was the unexpected filling in a pop royalty sandwich.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

And, even while I loved my job, I knew that it was just filling in time.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall