Sentence examples for instead of engaged from inspiring English sources

Take a look at some of the silly head games you play to keep yourself "entertained" instead of engaged.

The number of children visible on the city's streets instead of engaged in structured summer activities has also surged, Parker said.

Do this while driving in the car (where you're both looking forward instead of engaged in one of those face to face lectures that they can't stand) or engaged in some activity or errand to "buffer" the conversation.

Instead of engaging in battle, they gently talked it over.

Unfortunately, instead of engaging the B.D.P., the Turkish government has been harassing many of its members.

Amazingly, instead of engaging with Thornton's findings, the university has now suspended him.

But instead of engaging in serious negotiations in Bonn, Washington's representative was instructed to stand aside.

Instead of engaging with the separatists, he rattled his sabre at them and commissioned songs like this, Hello Abkhazia.

"Instead of engaging the people of the region, we've acted as if we can still dictate terms unilaterally".

Instead of engaging the candidates on the threat of radical Islam, he asked them whether they supported foreign aid.

Instead of engaging the brakes, the pedal engages the electric motor, which takes the car's momentum and converts it into electric current.