Sentence examples for poor substitutes from inspiring English sources

These are all poor substitutes.

Striking words but poor substitutes for understanding, reason and real knowledge.

Both were poor substitutes for the dog I wanted but couldn't have.

Back then she had to settle for poor substitutes, like pancake flour to make injera.

Because both magicJack and Skype work only when your computer is on, they are poor substitutes for traditional landline service.

At least a dozen African countries have adopted similar laws, many poorly drafted, said the judge, who called them poor substitutes for measures that protected those at risk.

A poor substitute, that is, for power.

But the web is a poor substitute.

Mr. Aidan's fruit bowl is a poor substitute.

A poor substitute for a "real" present from someone else?

And a fantasy is a poor substitute for government.