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Hi,Can you say whether my sentence is correct: "The streets were filled with puddles"?Somehow, I find the word "filled" out of place here, but I don't know which verb is needed.Thank you.

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Fine to me.

You also have enough hits for "filled with puddles" at Yahoo from reasonable sources.
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The Church preached Main Street theology; by contrast I needed the
back alleys, hidden piazzas, and deserted side streets filled with
puddles, of a faith in crisis and confusion.

Excerpt From Grace in the Desert
Author: Mark Kelly
http://www.online.pacifica.edu/slattery/discuss/msgReader$18
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Magda · Answer

Thanks. I indeed searched the net before asking about it on the forum and I found that "streets were filled with puddles" were used only 5 times, therefore I thought that perhaps it is not correct.

Thanks, Marius, for confirming that my sentence is correct

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Goodman · Answer

MagdaHi,
Can you say whether my sentence is correct: "The streets were filled with puddles"?
Somehow, I find the word "filled" out of place here, but I don't know which verb is needed.

Thank you.

Magda,

To amplify or exaggerate an unfavorable picture, we can also say “The streets in are riddled with potholes and traffic congestion.”

Filled with pothole – is fine.

The welfare system is riddled with fraudulent claims and mismanagement which cost the tax payers million each year.”

Magda · Answer

Goodman,

I like your sentence very much. I didn't know that I can use "riddle" in such a context.
Thanks for telling me.

Magda

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