Supplanted

"Supplanted" in a Sentence (8 examples)

But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: My birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?

Chinese and Korean tourists have supplanted Japanese tourists in the last few years.

Islam supplanted Christianity and animism in North Africa.

Systemic and local hygiene has supplanted drugs and surgery in the treatment of diseases of the anus, rectum, sigmoid flexure, and vermiform appendix.

Now I understand why Heinrich Schliemann learned Greek last. The language is enchanting; it cannot be supplanted by any other.

Arabic anciently supplanted Ancient Egyptian, both languages belonging to the Afro-Asiatic language family.

The Hawaiian language is threatened with extinction, having been largely supplanted by English.

Developing a brand new drug can take 10 years or more, and costs in excess of $1 billion, according to him, which is why his biotechnology company is studying new uses for safe compounds that have been supplanted by newer or better formulations and are no longer prescribed.

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