Example Sentences

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Dear Amy: I am filling out divorce papers because my husband lies so much.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021

Third-party reproduction hardly seems a romantic beginning, but it became romantic to us when it became our story: “Baby’s Own Story,” as the vintage baby books I am filling out for each of them declare.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

But it’s me, it’s who I am, filling up the screen.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

"He is down on me because I am filling the position he was discharged from," explained Hal.

From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward

It will be understood that I am filling certain gaps in the narrative with imagined detail.

From The Wonder by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)