Example Sentences

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Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In November, when she was substituting in a fourth-grade class and checking kids’ double-digit multiplication work, a boy told her she didn’t have to wear her mask.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Copley was substituting for Vitek Vanecek, who suffered an upper-body injury in Tuesday’s overtime win at Pittsburgh.

From Fox News • Feb. 3, 2022

She blamed that on the fact that the teacher she was substituting for had been hobbled by a leg cast.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2021

On the way to the depot we had to pass the Agassiz School, where Josie Morehouse was substituting second reader for the Wilson girl, who was sick.

From Buttered Side Down: Stories by Ferber, Edna