lieu
Example Sentences
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She remains in detention in lieu of $1.875 million bail.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Recently, a friend had a barbeque and asked everyone to pay her $10, in lieu of bringing a dish.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
It had been sent after she asked to be paid in lieu of holiday entitlement she had accrued during her maternity leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Wellpointe will also support the financing with its own capital in lieu of any direct subsidy from the city of Los Angeles,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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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