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Example Sentences

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My parents sent the money to a friend in Argentina to start the business in their stead while they tied up loose ends in the States.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Another man shouted on the phone, exhorting a family member to leave and that he would go in and take his stead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

"I, despite not being a councillor, have continued to do lots of work within the area and I think that stood me in very good stead," Barnes said.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Ever church ought to do thet—give God a good time stead of po-mouthin’ and always be astin’ Him to save us from temptation and sufferin’ and death.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns