substitutes

Example Sentences

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While higher prices could trigger reduced buying or weaker demand in the near term, he expects limited substitutes and inelastic demand to cushion the impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Direct-indexing managers might not succeed in tracking the index if they can’t find appropriate substitutes for the stocks they sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Three times against West Ham he made a decision with his substitutes and only the last changes he made came off, but that was what won him the game.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Investigators interviewed five of the clinic’s patients billed to Medicare seeking reimbursement for skin substitutes and skin grafts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“The school board came up with the idea of using the high school teachers as substitutes at the schools for the younger students,” explained Mother.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine