How to Use replace in a Sentence

replace

verb

• I replaced the old rug with a new one.
• He carefully replaced the vase on the shelf.
• I guess it's finally time to replace the stove.
• The patient needed a transfusion to replace lost blood.
• They've appointed a new minister to replace the one who just retired.
• They recently replaced the old phone system.
• She was hired to replace the previous manager.
• The team's manager was replaced last season.
• Paper bags have been largely replaced by plastic bags.
• Will computers ever completely replace books?
• He was replaced by Michael Fulmer with the bases loaded in the sixth and the Cubs ahead 5-3.
  — Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• At the end of August, the fencing for the field and backstop will be replaced.
  — Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• The freeway portions that would be replaced date to 1974.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2023
• Gone was the visor and clipboard, replaced with a guitar and mic.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 24 May 2023
• Just be sure to keep it clean and replace the water every day or two.
  — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• The lights of the town Christmas tree were turned off, replaced by flickering candles on the ground to honor the dead.
  — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• The iconic Tetris theme music also stopped and was replaced with tone.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2024
• But sources say Downey Jr. quietly dropped out and was replaced by Wahlberg.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• Vitez said part of the money will go toward replacing the tools.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• My point is not that my message should replace their message.
  — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• The surveillance state, then, may be replaced by something much worse.
  — Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2024
• In the new one, two young girls replace her image as a message to a new generation.
  — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
• And by Monday, the bird logo had been replaced by an X on Twitter’s website.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 25 July 2023
• The new Fire In The Hole replaces a 50-year-old ride of the same name in the park, adding modern theatrical effects and a smoother ride system to enhance the story.
  — Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
• Trump has vowed to replace the ACA with his own health care plan if elected president again.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
• The thunderous applause gave way to polite claps as Christie replaced him behind the lectern.
  — Kara Voght, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Hamilton was briefly replaced by Geno Stone before returning to the game.
  — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
• And what, in the eyes of Devo, had replaced — had, indeed, consumed — rebellion?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
• If this animal has been missing, what’s it been replaced with?
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• Now, it has finally been confirmed, via a YouTube video posted on Thursday, what kind of mill will replace it—a V-16.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024