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.
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In terms of substitutions to milk, oat is the new kid on the block.
—Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
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The Spurs opened the contest on a 20-12 run before the Heat made its first substitution of the game.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ripping it to shreds and putting it in the garbage could be a good substitution.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
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The Catholic Church hasn’t weighed in on the debate over substitution meals.
—Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 14 July 2021
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At the time of the first substitution, Holiday stood at the free-throw line ready to cut his team’s deficit to 18-13.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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That was the only change until a mass substitution in the 60th minute.
—Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2022
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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
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Customers who prefer not to have the substitution can opt out, the chain said.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 7 June 2022
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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
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The game was already won long before any of the substitutions, of course.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 11 June 2019
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There were safe passes and a trick play that caught Auburn in a substitution.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2019
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The problem for the Rebels was that Auburn was making a late substitution.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 Nov. 2019
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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
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Team USA have made one substitution as the second half kicks off.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2022
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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
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This year's World Cup is the first to allow coaches to make a fourth substitution in extra time.
—BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
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The Italian's knack for a substitution was there for all the see following the equaliser.
—SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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While most of the 50 or so vendors attend event week, some substitutions are made.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
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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
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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
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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
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After that, it can be used as a substitution for an egg in many baking recipes.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
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While most of the 50 or so vendors attend event week, some substitutions are made.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
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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
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Hartford made a number of substitutions, but had no way to overcome the two-man deficit.
—Jonah Dylan, courant.com, 10 Aug. 2019
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There will not be many double substitutions — Rothwell and Struijk were brought on in the 71st minute — that have made that kind of impact for Farke in his career.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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A little more than an hour into the match, Sporting opted for three substitutions in one window.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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