Sentence examples for instead to remain from inspiring English sources

The Crusaders would have preferred to return to France, but the king decided instead to remain.

He could have left, but he chose instead to remain and help this child, who is unrelated to him.

She has refused, opting instead to remain in New York collecting "a couple hundred dollars a month" in welfare.

Originally it constituted the northwestern portion of Virginia, but its inhabitants defied the state's secession convention in 1861, choosing instead to remain within the union.

And fails to mention that by voluntarily stepping down Morsi could have resolved the crisis without violence, but chose instead to remain defiant.

She opted to pass on playing in the Federation Cup, choosing instead to remain in the United States and continue her rehabilitation.

But Woods instead decided to remain home to rest, according to his Web site.

But Mr. Li instead decided to remain at his own fund.

Youngs, who was linked with a move to the Recreation Ground, has instead decided to remain with his hometown club.

The rumours accompanied his decision not to travel to Kuala Lumpur to hear Fifa's reform plans presented to his own confederation, instead preferring to remain in Zurich.

Yelp instead opted to remain independent, for better or worse.