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
  • Place it atop a credenza to create a diffused glow throughout the room in lieu of harsh overhead lighting.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 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
  • Dates are an unexpected treat at turndown in lieu of the typical chocolates.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Light seven lanterns if, in lieu of an invasion, there is another smallpox outbreak.
    — Evan Allgood, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Palm trees swayed over a serene campus where students surfed at Campus Point between (or in lieu of) classes.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 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
  • Her estate asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Imagination Library.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 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
  • In a statement, the family asked for donations to her Imagination Library in lieu of flowers.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 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
  • Parton’s family has asked for donations to Imagination Library in lieu of flowers.
    — Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 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

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