Example Sentences with instead of
  • I stayed home all day instead of going to work.
  • Children should eat beneficial vegetables and fruits instead of fast food.
  • If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
  • Samuel chose to live with his father instead of his mother.
  • We shake hands instead of bowing.
  • I'll take onion rings instead of fries.
  • Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.
  • They shake hands instead of bowing.
  • Let's go by train instead of by bus.
  • What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife?
  • 56.Mary went there instead of her mother.
  • We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
  • One could mention many lovable traits in Smee. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon.
  • Emily decided to buy a skirt instead of a jacket.
  • Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.
  • Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone elses.
  • Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
  • Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.
  • Count your joys instead of your woes. Count your friends instead of your foes.
  • When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen.