Sentence examples for essentially filling from inspiring English sources

The Senate's proposal, for example, would raise $700 million by refinancing tobacco bonds, essentially filling a large hole in the budget with a one-time shot of revenue.

Working with Xanterra, the Grand Canyon park put in more than a dozen "hydration stations," essentially filling stations where fresh water is free.

Mr. Romney's apparent strength in Florida this election is partly explained by the fact that he is essentially filling two roles from the 2008 campaign: his own of course, and Mr. Giuliani's.

He started at third base for Pablo Sandoval before settling in at second, essentially filling the offensive void left by Melky Cabrera, who was hitting.346 when he was suspended in August for failing a drug test.

Like OpenTable does for restaurants, Wahanda, StyleSeat and the others are essentially filling an IT/marketing need for the smaller salons that they might not have been able to invest in to build on their own.

The first lower premolar (p2) following the toothcomb is shaped like a canine (caniniform) and occludes the upper canine, essentially filling the role of the incisiform lower canine.

But there is something particularly disheartening about watching a group of highly skilled technicians essentially fill time.

Westhoff lamented the lack of what he once took for granted: the presence of a veteran backup, a valuable special-teamer who essentially fills two roster spots for the price of one.

The purchases, which are to be completed in phases over the next two years, with most of the land then conveyed to the Forest Service or other government agencies over the next decade, will essentially fill in the checkerboard, Mr. Ginn said.

"If we're not talking about increasing the overall tax take, then you're not going to be able to essentially fill the hole that was created by the $80bn cuts to health and education that occurred in Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott's first budget," Weatherill said.

The Slide essentially fills the messaging device's shoes rather nicely.