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Example Sentences
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A wallet belonging to a waiter who filled in for a friend that September morning went on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“At that time, I saw a gap that needed to be filled in the market,” Graves, who named the restaurant after his dog, told me.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Midfielder Toby Collyer filled in for Mount, but his future lies elsewhere.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He recently filled in as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and scored higher ratings than the program’s regular anchor Tony Dokoupil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Despite the lack of leaves, the blackened trunks and fingerlike branches filled in all gaps, making the forest a huge ruin of impenetrability.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
