refill
verb (used with or without object)
to fill again.
had refilled
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past perfectof refill.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In April, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to his state’s historic drought—after six years, unprecedented winter storms had refilled the state’s reservoirs and caked the Sierra Nevada in snow.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2017
He supposed that he had refilled his rifle magazine with shells before he put it in Bill's hands.
From The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall
The men had refilled the magazines by this time, and were growing impatient when the citizen came back again.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
“Yes, Nature’s,” replied the doctor, holding out a folding cup which he had refilled.
From Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by George Manville Fenn
Galorey had refilled his pipe and held it as before in the palm of his hand.
From The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst
