Sentence examples for substitute for playing from inspiring English sources

"There's no substitute for playing.

But then there is no substitute for playing for your country.

But Shintaro Kikuchi, who runs a playground in Koriyama, said travelling time and limited opening hours meant they were no substitute for playing outdoors.

Doing radio work would be no substitute for playing in what is a massive game for my county but at least it is a way of keeping occupied when I could be chewing my fingernails.

The playing surface held firm, and it was a surprisingly open encounter, made exciting by the numerous unforced errors from both sides who, although in camp for two weeks, showed that training is no substitute for playing.

"It's a common saying that for a band to get good they have to play gig after gig after gig, and there is no substitute for playing to an audience," said Jack Savidge, the band's drummer.

Has a goalkeeper ever been substituted for playing badly?

(Sand will substitute for play sets that are just five feet high).

"It definitely isn't a substitute for play time with your dog," Ms. Anderson said.

On a deeper level, game playing substitutes for role playing.

Then, 10 minutes from time, an unforced error by the Saints wing Ade Gardner handed Wigan a rare attacking opportunity, and the visitors' young substitute James Graham was penalised for playing the ball in an offside position, beneath his own posts.