take the place of
Example Sentences
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Again, demographics are a clue — this time within the professions, as there aren’t enough younger workers in the field to take the place of older ones as they retire.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
It means they will effectively take the place of the fourth‑bottom team - the position they currently occupy - even if they collect enough points to finish outside the relegation zone.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Research suggests AI can take the place of people doing some tasks, yet the overall effects on employment have been modest, in part because firms are reallocating workers internally rather than conducting large layoffs.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
They have also been developing stronger actuators—machines that pull and push and take the place of pilots’ muscles to move planes’ rudders and other flight-control surfaces in conditions where humans would otherwise have to intervene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
When Quintilian says that circumstantial evidence can take the place of a witness, later lawyers took him as authorizing it to be considered as half of a complete proof.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
