fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
fills
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present tense formof fill (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It “truly fills us with pride and happiness to know there is so much interest in investing in Venezuela,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It fills me up, it makes me so happy, it’s such a good way to like get out my competitive juices, I guess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
On the walls where gang members in El Salvador once marked their turf, urban artists are now creating large murals in a traveling festival that fills the streets of the Central American country with color.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella celebrated her rescue on social media, describing it as "news which fills us with hope".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I accompany my singing with the tambourine, and the music fills the air with the hope and courage we need so badly at this moment.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
