fill the bill
Example Sentences
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I know we can fill the bill on the first two.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
“He looks like he can fill the bill well.’
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023
If there is such a thing as an It Girl in venture capital these days, Ms. Jin, 31, would fill the bill.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021
Burns thought it might fill the bill, but he worried that it might be too lightweight a subject.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019
The only unisex singular pronoun we have is it, which doesn’t always fill the bill.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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