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How to use instead of in a sentence

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More and more birds are losing chicks and returning to nest the following year instead of skipping a year.
She visited the Princess Royal University Hospital's maternity ward to encourage parents to use reusable nappies instead of disposable ones.
In certain actions, we may also enclose a pro forma attendance note for you to complete instead of a typed report.
She turned to look at me and rolled her eyes like I was her best friend instead of her dorky niece.
The balloon-like buds may open into semi-double flowers having ten petals instead of the regulation five which are indeed lovely.
The energy group is trying to force a massive pay cut on 120 North Sea oil workers by paying them hourly instead of monthly.
Some systems use a large-capacity pump operated by a time clock to supply flush water instead of a flush tank.
But instead of setting her time machine to shoot into the future, she would rather go back in time.
We must all take time off now to verify the details on the roster instead of waiting for the last minute.
The cars are semi-permanently connected by drawbars instead of couplers, so the noise of banging buffer plates and diaphragms is eliminated.
This will just encourage them to make physical notes instead of mental ones.
Be your searching, tentative, very human self instead of trying to impress your mentee by claiming to be perfect.
So instead of my snappy little digital camera, I've been carrying round my big totally-analogue beastie.
But instead of following her usual habit of leaving early to beat the rush, her son Shaun insisted the group stayed to the end.
They were really flexible when my college timetable changed in September and I started coming in on a Monday afternoon instead of a Friday.
One of the primary advantages of being an employee instead of an entrepreneur is mentorship.
The thief, instead of beating a hasty retreat, confronted his accuser and hit him in the face delivering a smack on the jaw.
Let's see more baked potatoes and lentil soup on school menus, fruit juices being promoted instead of branded fizzy drinks.
When I hit the second set of barriers, I actually RAN over them instead of tippy-toeing.
So instead of having to levy an extra tithe of his income, Jones will get to pocket the scratch.
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