stead

Example Sentences

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"It's held him in good stead over the last couple of years," Greenberg told SEN radio of playing golf.

From Barron's

Neither candidate was able to attend the roll in person, so two canvassers rolled in their stead.

From BBC

In the veterans’ stead, Kispert and the up-and-coming generation play on.

From Washington Post

In its stead, Smith directed members to donate "surplus property" to help pay off the group's immediate debts and then to donate "one tenth of all their interests annually."

From Salon

As the region’s traditional political parties broke down, power-hungry presidents turned to the military in their stead.

From Los Angeles Times