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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

One of Rosenior's most striking achievements with Strasbourg has been guiding them into the top reaches of Ligue 1 while fielding a team of youngsters, something which would stand him in good stead with Chelsea.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

I...well, I felt him, like He was inside a-me, or at least closer than my nose, stead a-bein’ way off up in the clouds somewhere thet I cain’t reach to.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns