Sentence examples for but instead of picking from inspiring English sources

But instead of picking up a gun, let's pick up a camera".

But instead of picking Congress as his target, Williams was gunning for progressives closer to home, at the Tides Foundation and A.C.L.U. in San Francisco.

His younger brother, Hissein, was then offered the job, but instead of picking up a Kalashnikov and trotting into the field, Hissein asked to be a welder.

"But instead of picking us up and making a couple of good pitches, I made a couple of bad pitches," he said.

A homeless alcoholic, he'd been given a flat but, instead of picking up the keys, had drunk himself into a stupor.

"You play a mommy who has a 1-year-old kiddo, and you jump around, but instead of picking up coins, you pick up healthy foods and make healthy decisions for your kids," Mr. Lininger says.

So instead of picking up a gun, Mr. Zarqawi picked up a pen.

Instead of picking up, the economy is again in deep trouble.

Instead of picking Blu-ray, Paramount chose the HD DVD format.

Mr. Green: Instead of picking fights with people, I fight for people.

Some experts urged both sides to accept the arbitrators' decision, instead of picking it apart.