How to Use "ersatz" with Example Sentences

1. To cacioppo , internet communication allows only ersatz intimacy .

2. Instead of first-hand experiences and real interation , they have ersatz experiences on screens .

3. There is a flourishing trade in ersatz ginseng .

4. If wi-fi were widespread , I could use an ipod touch as an ersatz cellphone .

5. American developers have been encouraged to build flats around tram stations ; british limits on urban sprawl have led to the creation of ersatz villages .