lieu
Example Sentences
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He is being held at the Men’s Central Jail in lieu of $2-million bail.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The good news for crypto investors is that, in lieu of a bill, the Trump administration is trying to make it easier in other ways for the industry to flourish.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Your Roth conversions would need to be made in addition to those withdrawals, not in lieu of them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
In lieu of a home phone, the Jetsons had a video phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Augustus Waters-style, I read him the letter in lieu of saying hello.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing lieu
The Tempest
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Scrabble: Four-Letter Words with 3 Vowels
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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