refill

Example Sentences

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Five years ago, state forecasters badly missed their runoff predictions — overestimating the snowmelt expected to refill reservoirs by up to 68%.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Large jugs are commonly filled at local purification facilities or neighborhood refill stations, where the water is treated, sealed and delivered to homes and businesses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

"It's very sandy ground, access, 7,000 metre cubed of material in there approximately, but that's not when you've dug the hole - when you dig the hole and refill it, you could double that."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The Journal’s analysis concluded that Medicare patients who died from 2021 to 2023 left behind refill overages worth $240 per person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

She gets up to refill the kettle, make another cup.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri