take the place of
Example Sentences
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First reserve Pied Piper will take the place of the 2025 winner, who was taken out of the race having been reported to be coughing.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Again, demographics are a clue — this time within the professions, as there aren’t enough younger workers in the field to take the place of older ones as they retire.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Cook’s film is relatively stingy in this regard—offering about five minutes of the Emersons’ final performance, of Schubert’s String Quintet—and struggles to determine what might meaningfully take the place of pure performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Research suggests AI can take the place of people doing some tasks, yet the overall effects on employment have been modest, in part because firms are reallocating workers internally rather than conducting large layoffs.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
One of Ed Turner’s boys brought over a dog to take the place of the shepherd that was never found.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
