filling in

Example Sentences

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When Udogie did make darting central runs, a Tottenham midfielder would drop into the space he had vacated - filling in at full-back.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

I sink into my couch and fire up Coachella’s YouTube channel, revisiting my favorites and filling in the gaps of what I missed; even after attending both weekends, it’s still impossible to see it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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

My sisters and I couldn’t go anywhere without someone giving us the latest gossip, filling in the holes where someone else had left off.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall