Sentence examples for was substituting from inspiring English sources

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was substituting

verb

To use in place of something else, with the same function.

  • I had no shallots so I substituted onion.

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"He was substituting chords all over the place".

He was substituting for Manager Joe Torre, who just returned with a squad from China.

She was substituting for her husband and was mixing just a little vinegar into her remarks.

She said he was substituting out athletes' steroid-laced urine with clean urine.

Here he was substituting for Heinz Fricke, who pulled out of the run because of illness.

She was substituting paper for cloth and then judging the paper to be indistinguishable from the cloth.

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Willis was substituted.

Henry was substituted at halftime.

Soon after he was substituted.

Minutes later, Payet was substituted.

Lampard looked unimpressed when he was substituted.

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