in lieu
Example Sentences
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He remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Employees who were given shares over the years in lieu of cash compensation, for example, have one way to lock in the cash value of their deferred compensation: by selling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Lutnick has started to make fermented vegetables at home in lieu of eating store-bought sauerkraut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But in lieu of an album drop, the mystery surrounding the Grammy-winning artist's upcoming nuptials is doing just as much to mobilise her fandom.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Widows who would wash the clinic’s bedding and linens in lieu of payment.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
