Example Sentences

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The six-foot deep pothole had been filling with water for years, even causing low water pressure in nearby houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

She was rushed back to the Royal Sussex where they discovered the joint between the two intestines had torn, and "for 10 days it had been filling up my abdomen with bowel matter."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Fans had been filling the bars around Dortmund’s stadium since the early morning.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2023

He took the coaching role her father had been filling and persuaded her to listen to her instincts.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022

He was a fastidious, precise man who ordinarily taught math but had been filling in for the regular art teacher.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier