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Example Sentences
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During free periods, students would be distracted by their phones, instead of working or engaging with peers, Church said.
From Los Angeles Times
A Times investigation later found that firefighters were ordered to leave the smoldering burn site, instead of monitoring the burn area for reignitions.
From Los Angeles Times
We need more of the “punk” aspect — defying authoritarianism, building solidarity networks, leaning into DIY instead of capitalism.
From Salon
Almost nine months later, instead of crumbling under the highest U.S. tariffs in almost a century, the global trade system has been recast along new lines.
Newport Community Library in Shropshire urged people to pick up a book instead of "doom-scrolling" and said: "You just might find you feel a lot better for it."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
