Sentence examples for instead of celebrating from inspiring English sources

People in Portugal have defied a government appeal to carry on working instead of celebrating the traditional Shrove Tuesday carnival celebrations.

Instead of celebrating, everyone waited again.

But instead of celebrating, Sahira stood stiffly.

Now, the same community is protesting instead of celebrating.

Instead of celebrating independence, we mark the Easter Rising.

You want to exploit our children instead of celebrating them!

But instead of celebrating the three men's effort, LaPorte's counternarrative constantly sneers at it.

"Stamford Bridge, instead of celebrating, must be ready to push the team on Sunday".

But instead of celebrating their success, many Democrats were apprehensive, nervous and defensive.

Instead of celebrating this new orchestral work, the event took on a lugubrious memorial atmosphere.

Here prestigious architecture is used to smooth and deny difference, instead of celebrating it.