lieu
Example Sentences
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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
He remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Employees who were given shares over the years in lieu of cash compensation, for example, have one way to lock in the cash value of their deferred compensation: by selling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Taylor and Ivy were initially being held in lieu of $250,000 bail each.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In lieu of cake and gifts, we would pool our food and present an extra slice of bread or cup of coffee to the birthday honoree.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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