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The phrase "alone instead of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a preference for being by oneself rather than being with others or in a group.
Example: "I decided to spend the weekend alone instead of going to the party with my friends."
Alternatives: "by myself rather than" or "solo instead of".
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When they watched games on television, they tended to watch them alone instead of with friends.
So sometimes I would just wander off alone instead of joining in, and try to make myself inconspicuous.
June went home alone instead of spending the night with Wigman; during the night he died of a heart attack.
But as Dr. Collins explains, this is like listening to the string section alone instead of the entire orchestra.
Do you agree with Mr. Wozniak's suggestion of working alone instead of as part of a committee?
Mull life over till nothing's left of it, soldier the remaining yards alone, instead of fucking everything up for everybody — again.
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In this study, we also evaluated the predictive value of S-alone, instead of S with or without adhesion.
Safety data are presented on all 114 properly randomized subjects, excluding the 12 who received the DZB-alone instead of MMF alone.
I took three trains across Shibuya Ward to eat a plain dish alone and, instead of going home, I followed the wordless Macallan man to Kathy.
He would be completely alone and, instead of being given the chance to build on what he has learned about himself and society, he would once again be out on the very margins.
The control groups were injected with either saline alone, saline instead of psychostimulants, which was followed by antipsychotics, or psychostimulants followed by saline.
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