lieu
Example Sentences
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“In lieu of putting out whole chicken breasts for guests to grab, slice them after you pull them off the grill and have given them time to rest,” Rice said.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Relying solely on geographic diversification methods, in which portfolios seek to offset losses in one market in lieu of another, also belongs to a bygone era, according to Holzer.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
In lieu of a home phone, the Jetsons had a video phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
I listen to her ideas about nurseries and what she'll do in lieu of a baby shower since she won't be able to travel that far during the spring semester.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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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