fill in for
Example Sentences
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He even played important playoff minutes, helping fill in for the depleted backcourt during Doncic’s and Reaves’ injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Delpique is known to personally fill in for a sous chef or other nonunion worker, meaning his days can start at 6 a.m. and end close to midnight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Omar Marmoush struggled to fill in for Haaland, although Bobb nearly snatched a fortuitous equaliser with a deflected cross that Flekken blocked with his leg.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Now he says there is a recruitment and retention crisis, not enough supply teachers, more posts unfilled and more "please takes", where teachers are asked to fill in for colleague.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Grandma Sylvie mostly listened, but sometimes she would add something too, kinda like to fill in for what her daughter, Charity, had missed.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
