How to Use in lieu in a Sentence

in lieu

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  • There are no televisions, and guests use walkie-talkies in lieu of phones.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Try tying one around your waist in lieu of a belt, around your neck like an ascot, or even in your hair.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 July 2026
  • The animals are good in lieu of our surprise visit in 105° heat!
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Due to the naturally stretchy nature of the waffle weave, use a towel bar in lieu of hooks to maintain its shape.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Light seven lanterns if, in lieu of an invasion, there is another smallpox outbreak.
    — Evan Allgood, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • My caveat would be to bring back the more realistic Black Hawk in lieu of this cartoonish version.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Matches now consist of four-game sets prior to the final, no-ad scoring and a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But Medora is more prosperous; in lieu of dollar stores, there is relentless outlaw kitsch.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rankine’s narrator wants to do something—anything other than what she is asked to do—in lieu of complete surrender.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In 1806, in lieu of windows, Joseph Dufour printed a wall-sized view of paradise.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • He was being held at the South Placer Jail in lieu of $460,000 bail.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The park this summer has been conducting 12-minute immersive aerial displays in lieu of fireworks.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Taylor himself developed an artificial diet that could be used to raise caterpillars in lieu of live milkweed.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • And in lieu of alimony, Jelly Roll will instead pay his ex-wife a lump sum, though the amount remains confidential.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Eschewing tradition, the singer gifted Taylor a 40-carat engagement bracelet in lieu of a ring.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe have both been known to drink pickle juice in lieu of Gatorade—no unfair advantage there.
    — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • In some cases, the 31-year-old watches videos of others playing hot games on YouTube in lieu of actually playing.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • At its most recent vote last week, the county changed the funding breakdown of where $362 million to be paid by Octapharma in lieu of taxes would go.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
  • Brady was arraigned and remanded to the Indiana County Jail in lieu of $2 million monetary bail.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Upgrade Your Lampshades If your lampshades aren’t adding much to your space, consider swapping them out in lieu of styles that add personality to the home.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • Fowler noted, however, that some of the contact fields were missing data or contained the contacts of assistants, managers or publicists in lieu of a personal email or phone number.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 July 2026
  • More than 84% of patients cite social media, podcasts, influencers, or online forums as key sources of their information, sometimes in lieu of their doctors’ advice.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • While reducing tillage is encouraged, minimal tillage is acceptable on a true regenerative system if it is being used in lieu of synthetic chemicals.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Lucky uses Taylor-Joy, who gives a surface-level performance in a surface-level show, one that overloads forward momentum in lieu of character depth.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • The company requests a 10-year, 80% property tax phase-in for each of its three new buildings, and the developer would make an annual payment in lieu of taxes contribution.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The featured entertainer, who was booked in lieu of the traditional comedian, only squeezed in one private trick for the White House press secretary at the first dinner before gunshots rang out.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • Spraying Fragrances All Over The Home A good home fragrance is fine in moderation, but it shouldn’t be used in lieu of actual cleaning products.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Wellness touches abound, from three types of healing bath salts to positive affirmations on the clothes hangers and musical instruments to strum in lieu of a TV (although the latter is available on request).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • The film is also playing a one-week awards qualifying run in theaters in New York and Los Angeles in lieu of the full theatrical release it was originally supposed to get.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Directors Cristobal Léon and Joaquin Cociña used papier-mâché, charcoal, tape, moving miniature wall art, and other mixed media in lieu of traditional puppets.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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