take the place of (someone or something)

idiom

: to replace (someone or something)

Who will take the place of the current pope?

Televisions began to take the place of radios in most families' homes.

Examples of take the place of (someone or something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The restaurant will take the place of the former Pomodoro’s Italian restaurant, next door to Citrus the Diner in the Natalie Commons Plaza. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024

This data, which can take the place of scientific instruments, helped the group reconstruct temperature changes in the Caribbean waters for 300 years. —Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024

In order to leave the house with Lennie, Ashlee and Clint have to bring an oxygen tank — there are four lined up in the living room — to take the place of the home ventilator that pumps air into her lungs. —Gina Kolata Kim Raff, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Some tech experts, like Gizmodo’s Florence Ion, for one, believe smart rings could ultimately take the place of their bulkier, too expensive cousins: smartwatches. —Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024

Fuller, who has a history with Evero, will take the place of Vonn Bell, who was unceremoniously released this month. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024

Sauber will be taken over by Audi in 2026, but until then it’s brought in Kick, a video-streaming service backed by a casino company, to take the place of Alfa Romeo. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024

Two Democratic state representatives have launched campaigns to take the place of former state Sen. Lena Taylor, who is now a Milwaukee County judge. —Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024

Better for the echo of Brahms to fill Funkhouser’s hallway than for the hallway to remain silent, and better for her poem to take the place of an empty page. —Erica Funkhouser, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024