INSTEAD in a Sentence
Learn INSTEAD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
298 example sentences for INSTEAD, such as:
1. Focus on small goals instead of big ones.
2. If Jo can't attend the meeting, I could go instead.
3. Her boss took credit for it/took the credit instead.
4. Let' s go for a walk instead of playing video games.
5. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
2. If Jo can't attend the meeting, I could go instead.
3. Her boss took credit for it/took the credit instead.
4. Let' s go for a walk instead of playing video games.
5. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of INSTEAD
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instead
ad. in place of, or as an alternative to
ad. on the contrary
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 A wave of shyness pulled him back into the dark angle of the wall, and he stood there in silence instead of making his presence known to her.
2 "I suppose what folks say is true," he jerked out at her, instead of answering.
3 He had often thought since that it would not have happened if his mother had died in spring instead of winter.
4 At the gate, instead of making for Starkfield, he turned the sorrel to the right, up the Bettsbridge road.
5 Gradually the plantation widened out, as Gerald bought more acres lying near him, and in time the white house became a reality instead of a dream.
6 To a casual observer it would seem that years had passed since the Tarletons had seen the O'Haras, instead of only two days.
7 Just a little over a year ago, she was dancing and wearing bright clothes instead of this dark mourning and was practically engaged to three boys.
8 I think I should go in the booth with Melly because--well, I think it would look better for us both to be there instead of just one.
9 No one but a gentleman of refinement and thoughtfulness would ever have thought how it broke my heart to-- I'll send my gold chain instead.
10 We should have paid heed to cynics like Butler who knew, instead of statesmen who felt--and talked.
11 White flour was scarce and so expensive that corn bread was universal instead of biscuits, rolls and waffles.
12 And, instead of turning her against him, it only made her more timidly gracious toward him because of her indignation at what she fancied was a gross injustice done him.
13 This ungallant statement sent her flying to the mirror to see if she really did look twenty-eight instead of eighteen.
14 His coat and trousers were actually of the same material and they fitted him, instead of hanging in folds or being almost too tight for movement.
15 He must think her a fool if he offered her a proposition like that, instead of the proposal of matrimony she had been expecting.
Example Sentence: (88 in 6 pages)
1 If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of beng in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.
2 If Jo can't attend the meeting, I could go instead.
3 He just breezed in as if he'd only been away a day instead of ten years.
4 The reason why people give up so quickly is because they look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.
5 The government wants more people to use public transport instead of private cars.
6 You can make a reduced fat version of the cheesecake by using cottage cheese instead of cream cheese.
7 The plan boomeranged when they were trapped instead of their victim.
8 Let' s go for a walk instead of playing video games.
9 We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
10 Focus on small goals instead of big ones.
11 If they throw stones at you, don't throw back, use them to build your own foundation instead.
12 She is a cancer sufferer who has rejected orthodox medicine and turned instead to acupuncture, aromatherapy and other forms of alternative medicine.
13 When you go to a Chinese restaurant you have to use chopsticks instead of a knife and fork.
14 You would feel totally different when diffierent persons do the same thing for you because we always concern the person instead of the matter itself.
15 Her boss took credit for it/took the credit instead.