How to Use substitution in a Sentence

substitution

noun

• The coach made three substitutions in the second half of the game.
• The cookbook has a long list of substitutions for ingredients that may be hard to find.
• Substitution of applesauce for oil is one way of reducing the fat in recipes.
• In terms of substitutions to milk, oat is the new kid on the block.
  — Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
• Ripping it to shreds and putting it in the garbage could be a good substitution.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
• The Catholic Church hasn’t weighed in on the debate over substitution meals.
  — Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 14 July 2021
• That was the only change until a mass substitution in the 60th minute.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2022
• In the third quarter, Stevens staggered those substitutions to keep one of them on the floor at all times.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2020
• Customers who prefer not to have the substitution can opt out, the chain said.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 7 June 2022
• Davis stuck with his five starters in a substitution-free second half in which the Tar Heels shot 59% and scored 55 points.
  — Aaron Beard, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022
• There were safe passes and a trick play that caught Auburn in a substitution.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 1 Dec. 2019
• The problem for the Rebels was that Auburn was making a late substitution.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 3 Nov. 2019
• The app allows for parents to see if their child got on and off the bus and learn about bus substitutions or delays.
  — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
• Team USA have made one substitution as the second half kicks off.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2022
• Rhyme is substitution: something returns that is not quite the same, but that inhabits and holds open the place of the same.
  — Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020
• The Italian's knack for a substitution was there for all the see following the equaliser.
  — SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• While most of the 50 or so vendors attend event week, some substitutions are made.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
• The only difference lay in the substitution of the Clayton Act for the Sherman Act as lethal weapon.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
• As soon as both fields are filled out, your substitution gets added to the top of the list, where it can be edited or deleted as required.
  — David Nield, Wired, 6 Feb. 2022
• Liam Rindt, a second-half substitution for the Mustangs, scored on a header following a cross to tie the game in the 43rd minute.
  — Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2021
• While most of the 50 or so vendors attend event week, some substitutions are made.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
• True to his word, Calipari didn't make a substitution until 11:36 remained in the first half.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2023
• Hartford made a number of substitutions, but had no way to overcome the two-man deficit.
  — Jonah Dylan, courant.com, 10 Aug. 2019
• Here are two ways to make easy substitutions for tomato paste.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 May 2020
• The rule does more than alter his thought process of pinch-runner substitution.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2020
• Teams will now be able to use five substitutions per game to cope with the congested fixture list.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 15 May 2020
• The tournament rules allow for five substitution per match, so Stam can test the squad's depth.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 23 June 2020
• Following the large and broad-based price increases over the past year, there is less scope for substitution.
  — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
• The deal includes beef burgers only, no substitutions, and in-store only.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Nov. 2024
• There will be some substitutions made by American businesses and consumers to soften the blow.
  — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025