How to Use in place in a Sentence
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The magnets that hold the buds in place are a little too strong.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
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Put a simple change process in place for schema and features.
—Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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So wake up with chin straps fastened and mouthpieces in place.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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Her makeup was on and her wig was in place, but her mind was in meltdown.
—ABC News, 23 July 2026
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Use it in place of syrup on pancakes, waffles or French toast.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
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Most people have backup plans in place for when boats are canceled.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
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Madeline Romious said the board hopes to have a new chief in place by the end of the year.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
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For us, that is about a two- to three-month period to get people in place.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 July 2026
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Storms could be severe, with a level 2 out of 5; a slight risk is in place.
—Laura Bannon, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
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The pieces are in place for the Panthers to avoid that kind of collapse this time around.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
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Or use it in place of croutons by seasoning it and stir-frying.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
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Zoox also added fluting to the wireless charging pad to help keep phones in place.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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The pieces fit together like a puzzle, with nails used only to hold them in place.
—ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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If there is, prune strategically to leave more healthy emerging buds in place.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
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When the zinc ions are already safely in place, the protons cannot cause their usual chaos.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
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Still, one disruption leaves a much larger cyber fight in place.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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Officials there are keeping a drought watch in place, even though the state has received some rain.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 July 2026
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Once those are in place, scaling to the next site looks less like a reinvention and more like a rollout.
—Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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Be ready to say plainly what the company is using, why and what controls are in place.
—Marc Blythe, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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An agent can fix the symptom a customer reported and leave the cause of the problem in place.
—Corey Ercanbrack, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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Just stick one to the side or back of each appliance, then wrap the excess cord around it and let the clips hold it in place.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
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The grape arbor and vines were in place when Morgan bought the property.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
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The setup includes a mask that covers either the nose or both the nose and mouth, with straps that hold it in place.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
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On Sunday morning there was a strong smell of smoke in the city, one said, and an air raid alert was still in place.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
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By the time the first viewer arrived, everything was already in place.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
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The cushioned footbed helps prevent rubbing, while the secure straps keep your foot in place during long days out.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
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Edison kept the line in place despite not using it since 1971.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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All projects have secured 30% of their budget and have this financing in place.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2026
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Support straps Many lumbar pillows come with at least one or two straps to help hold the pillow in place.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
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As outlined, Newsom’s plan is to have strict AI guardrails in place by mid-next year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
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