Sentence examples for be substitute from inspiring English sources
verb
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
The sense that nieces may be substitute daughters but nephews cannot be substitute sons shows how entrenched son-preference is.* "Son preference, fertility and family structure".
As an alternative, many of these people are applying to be substitute teachers.
They have to be substitute families, an idea that has been tried elsewhere, though rarely to this extent, and which remains a new concept in New Orleans.
As Dirk Kuyt, disappointed to be substitute with 45 friends and family over from Holland but instrumental in the victory on Sunday, put it: "I have got a couple of medals but all that matters is trophies.
Underreporting may be substitute or complement to training and temporary employment.
As a result, 10 wt% Mo blended with ferrous powder provided optimized mechanical properties and can be substitute for grey cast iron liners in the automotive industry.
Piagno will be substitute-teaching in St. Augustine in the fall; Whitmore will be heading to Cal State Fullerton on a softball scholarship, and will work out with the baseball team.
Disappointed to be substituted.
You can't be substituted.
However, breadcrumbs can be substituted.
Muscovado or brown sugar can be substituted.
