How to use "ersatz" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "ersatz" in popular movie and book plots

Bob acts as an ersatz stepfather, making Tim read books about the human body so that he learns how it works. - Chained (2012 film)
Telling the little kids that he's a G-man, the ersatz Spanky-Alfalfa "adult" succeeds in extracting the firecrackers from Buckwheat. - Two Too Young
The two of them flee to the beach, but the ersatz vampires follow them, even in broad daylight. - Messiah of Evil
and an ersatz Oscar labeled "booby prize", which is actually a gold-plated rabbit statue. - What's Cookin' Doc?
The ersatz doctor turns the tables on her by manipulating her into fighting with his estranged wife (Thea Ramsey), a former showgirl. - Maniac (1934 film)
When the Baudelaires show her the ersatz elevator, she pushes them down the empty shaft. - The Ersatz Elevator

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