Examples of “filling” in a Sentence

noun The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.

• My tooth feels fine now that the dentist has put in a new filling.
• One of his fillings fell out while he was eating toffee.
• The dentist gave her a filling after finding a small cavity.

noun The mixture or contents inside a pie, sandwich, or similar food.

• The sandwich had a generous filling of cheese, pickle and crisp lettuce.
• The pie had a rich apple filling.
• He spread a thick chocolate filling between the cake layers.

adj Describing food that satisfies hunger by making one feel full.

• A bowl of lentil soup with bread is surprisingly filling for lunch.
• These pancakes are very filling, so I only needed one.
• Porridge is a filling breakfast on a cold morning.