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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Most fellow farmers "think I am crazy", she said, but reviving the land "fills us with joy".
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
And the diesel tax is one of the taxes that fills the Highway Trust Fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The complex fills a city block in the financial district with an office skyscraper, the high-rise Sheraton Grand hotel and a shopping center that is home to a Uniqlo and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Luna, Phoenix, Queen” fills out the stories surrounding Barr’s theft, moving back in time to depict the bond between Dava and Svetlana, which endured despite Dava’s unwillingness to leave her husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
My system fills up with a squealing noise.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
