How to Use in place in a Sentence

in place

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  • Her makeup was on and her wig was in place, but her mind was in meltdown.
    — ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Use it in place of syrup on pancakes, waffles or French toast.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • Madeline Romious said the board hopes to have a new chief in place by the end of the year.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • For us, that is about a two- to three-month period to get people in place.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Zoox also added fluting to the wireless charging pad to help keep phones in place.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Officials there are keeping a drought watch in place, even though the state has received some rain.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • On Sunday morning there was a strong smell of smoke in the city, one said, and an air raid alert was still in place.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The cushioned footbed helps prevent rubbing, while the secure straps keep your foot in place during long days out.
    — Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
  • All projects have secured 30% of their budget and have this financing in place.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Support straps Many lumbar pillows come with at least one or two straps to help hold the pillow in place.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The Urrutias say such a system was in place but not functioning on the night their son was killed.
    — Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Galecki’s room features a vintage chrome-and-wood pool table in place of a television.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Her orders remain in place unless they are stayed or overturned by the Full Court.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • But that's the exact workaround to the system that the NBA has in place.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Iran's theocratic regime remains in place, the war still unresolved.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 18 July 2026
  • On Saturday morning, those handmade signs were gone, some of the tape used to affix them still in place.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • But those regulations — well, most of them — were in place when PIF bought the club.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This allows the Cubs to make their picks with a development plan almost fully in place.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The Baby Boomer generation is aging in place, and most of them want to stay put rather than move.
    — Sergei Kaminskiy, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Multiple structures are threatened by the fire, but there are protection measures in place.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • With the order in place, neighbors already notice a difference.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There are regulations in place so that cabin crews aren’t overworked and exhausted.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
  • Neither Lineage nor the city would provide any details about what kind of shutdown system was in place at the time of the fire.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • But the browsers in place at most enterprises today were designed for consumers to shop and search the internet.
    — Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Keep in mind, the agency could not measure ridership exactly because fare gates were not fully in place.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • One commenter suggested using fish stock in place of chicken stock to make the seafood flavor even more prominent.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • In theory, this should be a reasonably attractive job, one in a strong market and with some good young pieces already in place.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Dragonflies are the fastest fliers among insects and can change direction instantly or hover in place.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • The reclassification will take effect in August and will be in place for two years.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • However, the state has a multiagency response plan in place in case screwworms show up.
    — Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

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