Example Sentences

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City leaders hope F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach, located next to the famed Queen Mary, will supplant declining revenues from oil extraction and lead to an uptick in tourism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

These stocks were dented by investor concerns that new developments in artificial intelligence will supplant software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Techies confidently predict the metaverse will supplant the internet.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022

Fans chanted No. 1 in the final moments, hoping their team will supplant Gonzaga.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2022

Cheek will supplant Stiff Upper Lips And take the place of Chin; The waiters will wear ostrich tips When tipping days begin.

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney