Sentence examples for fills the time from inspiring English sources

The movie fills the time usually allotted for musical interludes with plot and more plot, but also with character.

("Right?" often sets up the punch line, while "um" fills the time as the laughter dies down).

Now that the Miami Heat's winning streak has fizzled to an unsatisfying end, we can all go back to contemplating the N.C.A.A. tournaments' rounds of 16 or contemplating an imminent baseball season or watching "Iron Chef" reruns or whatever else usually fills the time between spring supposedly starting and when it really starts.

This discussion, with its element of dry farce as everyone tiptoes around the topic despite their guest speaking no English, snugly fills the time it takes for Winnie to cross the yard – one of many small elegances you see in every Sally Wainwright script.

Con is 72 years old, lively, has sailed around the world, and fills the time with his sailor's tales and adventure stories, among them being the story about the English ship, the Boniface (which he keeps calling the Bonipart), that had been sunk carrying gold bullion at the spot where they were.

He appeared onstage in a shimmering turquoise suit, and for the next two hours the theater was full of moans and groans: he sings in a tender, aching voice that evokes Roy Orbison, and he fills the time between songs with a jokey monologue that never stops.

So many ways of filling the time.

Fox filled the time with analysis and interviews.

He also cracked jokes to fill the time.

They are a novelty, a luxury: they fill the time.

As accuser after accuser went into the witness box, he filled the time by sketching.