Verb:
- To move or shift from the usual place or position.
- To take the place of; replace.
- To force someone or something to leave their home or usual place.
Prepositions:
- “By” (displaced by something)
- “From” (displaced from somewhere)
Collocations:
- Displace people, displace water, displace residents, displace workers, be displaced.
Example Sentences:
- The flood displaced thousands of residents.
- The new technology displaced many workers from their jobs.
- The earthquake displaced entire communities.
- The refugees were displaced by the war.
- The introduction of automation has displaced manual labor.
- She was displaced from her position by a more qualified candidate.
- The heavy rain displaced the soil on the hill.
- The government provided aid to those displaced by the hurricane.
- The old machine was displaced by a new model.
- The expansion of the city has displaced many natural habitats.
- The sculpture displaces a large volume of water when submerged.
- Many families were displaced during the conflict.
- The new manager displaced the previous one.
- Rising sea levels may displace coastal populations.
- The invasive species has displaced many native plants.
- The building project displaced several businesses.
- The development plans displaced a historic landmark.
- The heavy winds displaced roof tiles.
- The economic crisis displaced many workers.
- The dam construction displaced local wildlife.
- The refugees were displaced from their homes.
- The new regulations displaced outdated practices.
- The storm displaced debris all over the area.
- The advent of digital media has displaced traditional newspapers.
- The policy changes displaced many long-standing procedures.
- The revolution displaced the ruling regime.
- The family was displaced due to urban renewal projects.
- The company relocated and displaced its employees.
- The force of the explosion displaced nearby objects.
- The settlers displaced indigenous communities.
- The environmental changes have displaced many animal species.
- The new highway displaced several residential neighborhoods.
- The advancement in technology displaced the need for many manual tasks.
- The tsunami displaced coastal residents.
- The political unrest displaced many citizens.
- The changing climate may displace populations in vulnerable areas.
- The corporation’s takeover displaced many of the original staff.
- The installation of the pipeline displaced many farmers.
- The innovation displaced the old methods of production.
- The historic buildings were displaced by modern structures.
- The new policy displaced the older regulations.
- The erosion displaced the topsoil.
- The refugees were displaced by ongoing conflict in their homeland.
- The modern equipment displaced the need for traditional tools.
- The heavy machinery displaced the rocks from their original positions.
- The displaced population sought refuge in neighboring countries.
- The war displaced millions of people.
- The new law displaced many outdated legal practices.
- The industrial revolution displaced many traditional craftsmen.
- The project displaced several old buildings.