refill
verb (used with or without object)
to fill again.
have refilled
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present perfectof refill.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Workers have refilled the pipe with water and are now working to repressurize it, officials said Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
A region of particular concern is the Tulare Lake Basin, where a series of atmospheric rivers have refilled once-dry Tulare Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023
“Most California reservoirs have refilled with water levels near or above average, but groundwater levels remain low and may take months to recover.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
The house seemed to have refilled with guests during the afternoon, as people came back from whatever pursuits they’d been pursuing and started looking forward to dinner.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
"If it hadn't been done, you loafer," cried Saggia angrily, "you would have starved to death before we could have refilled our pantries again after the Black Bees had taken all our food!"
From Nuova or The New Bee by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg
