substitute for
Example Sentences
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Just as he was winding down, Kane broke into the international set-up when scoring 80 seconds into his debut - as a substitute for the Manchester United striker - against Lithuania in 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
And all the while, Washington kept treating imports as a substitute for rebuilding domestic supply.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The key is to treat AI as a support for human presence, not a substitute for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“I think what the crypto industry realized was that there’s no substitute for building up political power,” Kovacevich said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
“Oh,” said my mother, “there is no true substitute for a Classical education.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
