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
Under the SEC’s proposed amendments, public companies could choose to file one semiannual report and one annual report for each fiscal year in lieu of three quarterly reports and one annual report.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Gaddis, 21, has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody in lieu of $2-million bail while awaiting trial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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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