Example Sentences

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Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura said a company was refilling gas cylinders when the fire started and it badly damaged the building where the company was based.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The lake in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, was refilling swiftly Monday.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023

This January at a Taco Bell, she was refilling her cup at the soda dispenser when a man approached her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2021

If it were true that he was refilling the oil himself, she would be sad and afraid for him.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2020

I saw Tucker in the far corner, forgetting that he was refilling someone’s tea and letting the cup overflow.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia