fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
were filling
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past progressiveof fill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fund managers needed individual investors because institutions like pensions that have historically invested in their funds were filling up on private assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The government sent "secret shopper" officials to 436 licensed venues across the country in October to check if they were filling glasses high enough.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
The increase in small boat arrivals came just as the beaches and bars of Crete were filling up for the summer and the migration minister says protecting the tourist industry is his priority.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
In a Times story last year about the Ballers and how they were filling the baseball void created in Oakland by the departure of the Athletics, Freedman already had his eye on Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Third: More of those things were filling the tiny clearing.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
