back and fill
Example Sentences
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“I had to go all the way back and fill it back in.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
It’s getting harder to go back and fill in the holes if kids are not learning the material.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023
She added that she is grappling with how MOCA’s collection can “tell the narrative differently” and, given glaring omissions, “Do we look back and fill in?”
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022
“If you resell that ticket, the discount doesn’t travel with it. … We want to encourage Redskins fans to come to games, grab the home-field advantage back and fill the stadium with Burgundy and Gold.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2018
Eva took a bucket over and Mrs. Jackson told her to come back and fill it up in the morning, because the evening milking had already been done.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
