filling in
Example Sentences
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BoJ deputy governor Shinichi Uchida was slated to address the media on Tuesday afternoon after the rate decision, filling in for governor Kazuo Ueda, who is in hospital.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
“We’ve gotten bit by the long ball, obviously in Pittsburgh, and here tonight,” said bench coach Danny Lehmann, filling in Sunday for manager Dave Roberts while he attended his daughter’s college graduation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
With Madonna to his right and Rihanna on his left, the London-born American fencer was the unexpected filling in a pop royalty sandwich.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
But that sand itself is also in high demand for cement, for construction, for building shoulders for highways, for filling in wetlands for development.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
“You’re not just a part-timer filling in for the real Duke? Impossible.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
