lieu
Example Sentences
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Rios, 36, is being held in lieu of $4 million bail, according to jail records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
Blair wrote about the incident in an July 31 Instagram post, saying that the animals were “good in lieu of our surprise visit in 105° heat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
His hair was slicked back and he wore, in lieu of his service station uniform, a baby-blue leisure suit.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing lieu
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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