How to Use fill in a Sentence

fill

1 of 2 verb

• The rivers have filled and are close to flooding.
• He has enough books to fill a library.
• The stadium filled more than an hour before the game.
• His massive body filled the doorway.
• Two hundred people filled the room.
• She filled her house with antiques.
• May I fill your glass for you?
• When the bowl gets filled up, the mass of rock on top of ice starts to flow.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• Their dogs are in the kitchen, clothes and toys fill any open corner.
  — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Steven placing books on a shelf filled wall-to-wall with books.
  — Bianca Bagnarelli, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Drone Home Media The secondary bedroom is at the end of the hallway and fills this side of the unit.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Make the pie filling close to baking time, as the meringue mixture must be made at the last minute.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
• The one-of-a-kind event Laugh Gas at Delta Extrax will take you to a world filled with the fun and brightness of cannabis. 10.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2023
• Once the creamer has frozen, remove the molds from the freezer and fill the rest of the mold with iced coffee.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• Two months out from shooting, Dicks still had one spot to fill on its cast.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2023
• The most Canadian thing about Toronto is… All the streets are filled with maple syrup!
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2023
• The way Cindy walked like a New York woman, filled with confidence.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
• The 2022 list was filled with celebrities, and Netflix also took a top spot with the trailer for Squid Game.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
• The air was filled with cigar smoke, champagne spray, thumping music and team chants.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Yet, the overwhelming response from the artists filled us with immense joy.
  — Photovogue, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023
• The appointee will serve until a justice is elected to fill the rest of Wynne’s term.
  — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023
• With songs from artists both new and old, your weekend will be filled with enough amazing tunes to last you for months to come.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 16 June 2023
• Just fill the ceramic bowl with water; the stone top will cover the rest.
  — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
• The room filled with laughter and swapped gossip over plates of aged toma-hawk, Dover sole, and Limone pasta topped with caviar.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
• But as the pair worked through their issues and came back from the brink of breaking up, they were filled with a new gratitude.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
• The Sagittarius moon fills your plate with pressing chores.
  — USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
• But all of these space rocks put together still don’t add up to enough water to fill Earth’s oceans.
  — Melissa Gaskill, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
• While circling the block in hopes that the thief had ditched her bag nearby, Seema called Carrie and filled her in on the incident.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
• But many of these jobs are traditionally filled by teenagers as a valuable skill trainer.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
• After four days filled with hours-long pitches to tease blockbuster hopefuls and big gambles, Variety has assessed the studio presentations that may have missed the mark or could just salvage the struggling box office.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024

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fill

2 of 2 noun

• They delivered a truckload of fill for the trench.
• The whole thing is easy to set up—inflate, fill, and add your ice.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
• Fahrenheit, with a polyester fill and a fleece lining to keep in the warmth.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2022
• Builders hauled in loads of fill to lift the building’s ground level 15 feet above the rest of the Mall.
  — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Be careful to find the proper balance so the picks don't weigh down the fiber fill.
  — New York Times, 27 July 2023
• To use, empty bait into a trap, add warm water to the fill line, and swirl to mix.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• Those who didn’t get enough of the quick snow party in the Portland area wouldn’t have to go far to get their fill.
  — oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
• The down blend fill may be too soft for those looking for firm support.
  — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2022
• Step 1Carefully pour oil into the turkey fryer's tub or pot up to the MAX fill line.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
• So deep fills need to be done in layers and the base layer needs to be dry before the next one goes on.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• Instead, the fill creates a pillowy fluff that moves as one.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
• The pillows feature a soft poly-fiber fill and a polyester cover.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
• Quality was based on the fill of the cushions, as well as how the cushions held up over time.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• The fill is a blend with memory foam pieces for cradling comfort that keeps its shape.
  — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2022
• Sometimes puzzle editors will make changes to the clues or the fill on their own.
  — Deb Amlen, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
• The only difference is the batting (which is the fill inside the quilt) is thinner.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 6 Feb. 2023
• The fill is a hybrid, with coils on the bottom and foam on top to help prevent motion transfer.
  — Lexie Sachs, goodhousekeeping.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• During that time, the snowbirds will have had their fill of sun — but spring break crowds haven’t arrived.
  — Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• Meat-eaters can get their fill at the many Mediterranean standouts befitting the scenery.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
• This past week certainly had its fill of chic front rows.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2023
• An ovarian cyst is when sacs in or on the surface of your ovary fill with fluid.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2022
• Only the fill and finish will be done by local partners in Ghana and South Africa.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2022
• The inner fill makes up the majority of the weighted blanket's weight.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
• Measuring your loads is easy with the cap - fill to bar 1 for medium loads, bar 3 for large loads, and bar 5 for HE full loads.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
• The fill was compacted to create the land where the National Mall sits today.
  — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• They're stuffed with fluffy polyester fiber fill and ideal for stomach, side, and back sleepers alike.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2023
• Merola threw two more into the enclosure, so each of the three cheetahs could have their fill.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2023
• If one day of skiing leaves you with wobbly legs and your fill of downhill action, there's a lot more going on at the base of the peaks.
  — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
• Dry the pillows for about an hour on low-to-medium heat for fiberfill, or extra-low or no heat for down fill. 7.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 Mar. 2023
• The eucalyptus fabric and fill are designed to be moisture-wicking and helps release heat faster to better regulate your body temperature at night.
  — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024