Sentence examples for picked to replace from inspiring English sources

Billy Crystal was picked to replace Eddie Murphy as the host of the Oscars, in a move that could only be described as backward looking.

To reach out: Cathie Black, whom Mayor Michael Bloomberg picked to replace Joel Klein as the chancellor of New York City schools.

Mr Lee will be stepping down, but the candidate who is likely to be picked to replace him, Lien Chan, the current vice-president, is not very popular.

He said he does not think he was picked to replace Keyshawn Johnson, but his speed suggests he is the big-play breaker the Jets have to find.

Mr. Harris recalls the night of the California recall election in 2003 in which Democratic governor Gray Davis was ousted from office and the Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was picked to replace him.

A longtime assistant to the Oklahoma County district attorney was picked to replace him, and he declined to say whether he would prosecute Terry L. Nichols on state charges in the Oklahoma City bombing.

But it was Mr Schetyna who was picked to replaced Mr Sikorski as foreign minister on Friday, when Ewa Kopacz, Poland's new prime minister, presented her cabinet (pictured).

That would give him some influence over whomever the party picks to replace Mr Hatoyama at a gathering on June 4th, even from behind the scenes.In this section Hatoyama bows out Kan he do it?

Schmidt's main selection issue is likely to be who he picks to replace injured number eight Jamie Heaslip.

The much-admired Quigley has always been the industry-watchers' choice pick to replace outgoing Alcatel-Lucent chief executive Patricia Russo, who announced her departure at the end of July after announcing another quarterly loss.

President Donald Trump announced Kavanaugh as his pick to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9.