take the place of
Example Sentences
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DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, who died at the age of 80 on 25 August after a brief battle with cancer.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But because neither those funds nor the paid care workers are available to take the place of family members, the system will continue to rely on families.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Guitars take the place of shovels, as Henry now repays Carlos’ kindness by helping to save the land that Carlos assumes is ravaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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
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
