In a sentence
Six example sentences with substituting, each labelled with its topic.
Substituting for the orchestra's first oboist on eight hours of notice meant learning a concerto she had never performed.
Music
Substituting on the night ward while two nurses recovered from flu left her with sixty patients and no handover notes.
Medicine
Three months of substituting for a manager on parental leave taught him more about the warehouse than two years of meetings.
Business
Substituting for the injured point guard, the rookie ran the offense for six weeks and never looked rushed.
Basketball
Substituting for the head chef during her leave, he kept the menu unchanged and the kitchen calmer than usual.
Cooking
Substituting for a colleague on sick leave, the junior partner argued her first appeal with two days to prepare.
Law
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