Explore Substituting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like subbing or work. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Substituting in a sentence
Related words
Substituting meaning
present participle and gerund of substitute
Using Substituting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of substitute
- Useful related words include: subbing, work.
- In the example corpus, substituting often appears in combinations such as: by substituting, substituting for, substituting the.
Context around Substituting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Substituting
- In this selection, "substituting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, try, kept, halftime, hours, piety and themselves stand out and add context to how "substituting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and india substituting palm with and at halftime substituting khong thi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "substituting" sits close to words such as abrasive, adjournment and amalgamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with substituting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For a healthier option, try substituting ground turkey for the ground beef. (12 words)
They pushed their full-backs high and Spain ended up substituting Yamal and Williams. (14 words)
Vietnam changed goalkeepers at halftime, substituting Khong Thi Hang in for Tran Thi Kim Thanh. (15 words)
India's curbs on Malaysian imports disrupted global edible oil trade flows, with Indonesia diverting supplies to India, Malaysia rushing to tap markets left behind by Indonesia and India substituting palm with other oils. (34 words)
Substituting a disabled influencer’s promotional post with a brand-generated post featuring a disabled model does not render the same effect, emphasizing the unique role of disabled influencers (vs. models) in advertising. (33 words)
Bakers of all skill levels will learn something along the way when making these desserts—like the fact that substituting tonic water into a recipe will make it glow under a blacklight. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Substituting 3 for a in the expression a*5 makes a new expression 3*5 with meaning 15. Substituting the terms of a statement makes a new statement.
Biden’s plagiarism incident involved taking British Labour Party politician Neil Kinnock’s family history and substituting it for his own.
Chris Bosh talks of how Spoelstra kept substituting him, in and out, during fouls shots for preferred matchups in 2013.
D., that would allow pilots to meet training requirements by substituting hours spent in a flight simulator for actual flight time.
Substituting piety for beauty, he suggests things are beautiful because we desire them; we do not desire them because they are beautiful.
The Fair Work Ombudsman website says an employer must not 'exert undue influence or pressure' on an employee in relation to substituting a public holiday.
The technique allows a shinobi to dodge an attack by substituting themselves with an object from the surroundings.
Vietnam changed goalkeepers at halftime, substituting Khong Thi Hang in for Tran Thi Kim Thanh.
It now seems politics is substituting for religion as an article of faith among too many in our society.
She shifted the starting lineup, substituting veteran guard Alysha Clark for center Kiah Stokes, and Clark was the first to score for the Aces, with a 3-pointer.
Substituting a disabled influencer’s promotional post with a brand-generated post featuring a disabled model does not render the same effect, emphasizing the unique role of disabled influencers (vs. models) in advertising.
Such flows of resources into new import-substituting sectors will compete with labor, machinery and materials already going to other uses.
They pushed their full-backs high and Spain ended up substituting Yamal and Williams.
This calculated action seeks to increase control and efficiency by substituting internal knowledge for outsourced jobs.
Bakers of all skill levels will learn something along the way when making these desserts—like the fact that substituting tonic water into a recipe will make it glow under a blacklight.
For a healthier option, try substituting ground turkey for the ground beef.
If you don’t have hot mustard, try substituting a bit of mustard powder and a dash of cayenne.
India's curbs on Malaysian imports disrupted global edible oil trade flows, with Indonesia diverting supplies to India, Malaysia rushing to tap markets left behind by Indonesia and India substituting palm with other oils.
One obstacle later, Gordon Elliott’s Delta Work, the 6-1 second favourite, unseated Sean Flanagan, substituting for jockey Jack Kennedy because of a collarbone issue.
On the other hand, some may adjust by recruiting local labour at higher wages or by substituting labour by machines.
Common combinations with substituting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- by substituting 17×
- substituting for 15×
- substituting the 8×
- and substituting 6×
- try substituting 5×
- substituting it 4×
- as substituting 4×
- that substituting 3×
- not substituting 3×
- of substituting 3×