Example Sentences

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Southern California is refilling its largest reservoir, Diamond Valley Lake — a backbone of the region’s water storage system — hoping to restore it to full capacity by the end of this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

One of the few human-specific jobs here is refilling a machine’s parts supply.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2016

It has been eight years since Wallace left us, and no one is refilling the coffers of the David Foster Wallace Federal Sentence Reserve.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2016

Among the jobs the three share is refilling Mr. Sorensen’s prescriptions, including the one for the “sleeping pills” — actually antidepressants — without which he cannot drift off at night.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2015