Sentence examples for supplant him from inspiring English sources

If Eric Clapton created the cult of the guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix was to supplant him.

He reaffirmed that Lin will remain the starting point guard, rejecting speculation that Baron Davis would supplant him.

Police officials said Mr. Duran had worried that Mr. Cruz would supplant him as a father figure.

Fearing that some of his officers might want to supplant him, he had them killed, along with their families.

Only 20 years old, Galchenko is 15 years younger than Gatto, and may supplant him before long.

Turiaf will start again there Wednesday — in a nod to nationalism — but Mozgov could ultimately supplant him, or at least play the bulk of the minutes.

Although Kessler remains involved, Quinn effectively supplanted him as the union's leading voice.

Joe Johnson, the Suns' third-year shooting guard, supplanted him during training camp.

Donnie Walsh fired Thomas as coach, two weeks after supplanting him as team president.

Even if Donovan does start, Clint Dempsey seems to have supplanted him as the national team's leading man.

The man who supplanted him at Williams, Prost, took his fourth title in 1993 after sitting out 1992.