How to Use supplant in a Sentence

supplant

verb
  • Language evolves, and new terms come along to supplant the old.
    — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • An Olympic medal would’ve supplanted all that.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But Fiers’ return this week did not supplant Irvin, at least right away.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Since when have the stony-hearted supplanted the starry-eyed?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
  • The mama supplants all the other mother types that have come before her.
    — Amanda Hess, Vogue, 8 May 2025
  • There have been periods where one of the main parties has been supplanted.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Bliss said the intent for his videos was never to supplant a lecture or even be used in a classroom.
    — Sherry Liang, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Vaccines have sometimes been billed as an option to supplant the nuisance of masks.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021
  • As the two frontrunners plod along, there's been a lot of action trying to supplant them.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Leonard supplants Tyler Hansbrough as the first forward off the bench.
    — Nat Newell, Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2019
  • Williamson might not be on the cusp of supplanting Hunter Pence as the left fielder.
    — Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • And the very abundance of options works against any one of them supplanting X in the near term.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To be clear, Arm is not going to supplant x86 in the server space.
    — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Threads’ explosive launch seemed to set it up to supplant Twitter’s reign.
    — WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Both had been supplanted in the lineup by other players.
    — Mike Kaye updated January 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In America and Britain, faith tends to be supplanted by deep doubts.
    — The Economist, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Doraiswamy hopes that tools will be built in ways that are designed to support the judgment of doctors rather than supplant them.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Colts are a bottom-half team this week and, in one case, supplant the Jaguars at the bottom of the league.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The musical is unlikely to supplant anyone’s love for the film.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In recent years, many have seen their work scooped into AI models, which can be used to supplant their jobs.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Bonds had felt some angst about supplanting Mays on the all-time list, but Willie told him at the time not to worry about it.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 19 June 2024
  • But these actors often seem to fight against the lustful gaze of the camera, while Keanu supplants himself to it.
    — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2017
  • The country might supplant the Saudi Red Sea as yachting’s next big thing.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • After Hollins scored 19 points in his first start, the freshman supplanted the senior as a starter.
    — Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Houston will look to add James as well in an effort to find the formula that will supplant the Warriors.
    — Tim Reynolds, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • The race to supplant human workers with AI is an urgent threat to long-term business success.
    — Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Chinese hot mustard supplants Dijon in leeks vinaigrette.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • At the newlyweds’ reception, sushi boats and shrimp ceviche spoons supplant tabbouleh.
    — Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • But that wasn’t enough to supplant any of the seven other cornerbacks who made the Top 100 cut.
    — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But the coach didn't, saying in so many words that the Bears now will give Trubisky a chance to supplant Glennon.
    — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2017

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