fill time
Example Sentences
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Life feels like a performance, an effort to fill time with distractions so as not to focus on the void that defines it.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023
And all of this is being reported by indifferent, insecure, ignorant and incompetent journalists whose only goal is to fill time, gain ratings and pretend they know what they're doing.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2023
Maine man, Erik Poland, was out fishing for salmon July 2 as a way to fill time when he landed the catch of his dreams.
From Fox News • Jul. 8, 2020
She manages the entire operation herself, and it’s up to her to find DJs to fill time slots.
From The Verge • Nov. 22, 2019
I reckon I started doing it to fill time.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
