Sentence examples for instead of draft from inspiring English sources

As the night wore on, teams traded as if swapping baseball cards instead of draft picks.

This time, instead of Draft Dodger signs, there were posters that teased George W. Bush's tendency to mangle words.

Instead of draft picks and free-agent signings, much of the news of professional football this off-season has involved prosecutors, indictments and trials.

Handcarts, two-wheeled carts that were pulled by emigrants, instead of draft animals, were sometimes used as an alternate means of transportation from 1856 1860.

Also, raw reads can be used instead of draft assemblies with similar results.

Yet several former players and coaches think that N.F.L. teams in need of a quarterback ought to consider signing Sanchez instead of drafting one of those enticing collegians.

Instead of drafting the explosive Tank Carradine out of Florida State, they looked to bolster the interior of their defensive line with Sylvester Williams.

Instead of drafting an ad campaign, the agency recommended that the club outfit its seats with Affdex-like software, then open its doors for free, promising that visitors would be charged only.30 euro per laugh, with an eighty-laugh maximum.

Imagine, for example, if instead of drafting a detailed 261-page law like the EU did, a government instead settled on the principles of data protection, based on core values, such as privacy and user control.

Instead of drafting a guy based on his looks, you looked specifically at data, and not just any data, but a special kind of analytics developed by Bill James (who by the way now works for the Boston Red Sox).

The two companies provide a product that is just like traditional fantasy sports, but instead of drafting players for a whole season, you just pick them for a daylong contest.