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?
• Many tulips bloom poorly in subsequent springs and are best replaced with new stock.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
• Chloe Moore-McNeil makes most sense to replace Berger at the 1.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2023
• She will be replaced on an interim basis by Scott Shooman, who currently serves as head of acquisitions.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
• Huth was hired during the summer of 2021 to replace Brian Holsinger, who became Montana’s head coach.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
• Harris' path to victory relies on either keeping or replacing President Biden's coalition in the state.
  — Erin Doherty, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
• And at Netflix, the company is seeking to replace diesel generators for productions with rechargeable batteries.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2023
• That’s when Bucky climbs atop a building and replaces the Nazi flag with the Stars and Stripes.
  — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
• 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
• Caban replaced Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the force.
  — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Read below to find out which stars were replaced on TV.
  — EW.com, 24 July 2024
• Lebanon’s Army will have to try to wrest power from, and replace, Hezbollah.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
• 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
• At the last minute, I was replaced with another student, who was a dancer.
  — Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
• Essentially, the idea is to shoot the cue ball into the object ball and make the cue ball replace where the object was.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024