fill up
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
He added: "We have to think, how much do we deliver to the shops? Because that will also affect our petrol prices that fill up vans that travel across Northern Ireland."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
French motorists are clogging TotalEnergies service stations to fill up with discount gasoline but its rivals are crying foul, accusing the energy giant of distorting competition with the encouragement of the government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Some gas stations ran dry as drivers rushed to fill up before the new prices took effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
My throat closes down and my eyes fill up.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
