Sentence examples for stand in lieu of from inspiring English sources
The phrase "stand in lieu of" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to act as a substitute or replacement for something or someone. Example: "I am unable to attend the meeting, so please let my colleague stand in lieu of me."
Not only does Gary just kill his vocal, it also has a drone in it for no reason (maybe it's a drone from another planet?), and Robbie does some stellar tricks with a mic stand in lieu of getting a solo verse or any other duties besides standing around and looking smug – his greatest talents.
In Bronxville, Mr. Deskovic rested his hands on a plant stand in lieu of a lectern.
As she routinely steps in front of cameras to defend, interpret and parse the president's statements for the public, her fashion choices stand in lieu of having an American flag unfurl behind her.
In the realm of cheap monitors, AOC is looking to differentiate itself from other 19-inch LCDs with $159 price tags by serving up a smooth piano black finish and a "single post stand" in lieu of a clunky monitor base.
Yeah, I am going to give liberal populists a pass on their failure to address the collision course that vulnerable Americans and their earned-benefit programs are on with this centrist buzzphrase, "New Frontier investments," that Third Way has invented to stand in lieu of something with actual substance.
In the event, it has been Sir Gus O'Donnell's Cabinet Office manual which has stood in lieu of a written constitution.
Grab's success has come from other features, too: In Singapore, it lets users input numeric codes for nearby taxi stands in lieu of addresses.
But if we think that both objectives – efficiency and solidarity – should play some role, perhaps we should turn a blind eye to hiring the unemployed to stand in line in lieu of busy lawyers, so long as they do not corner all of the seats.
A Japanese construction truck and, inexplicably, a Thai steam locomotive stand near the river in lieu of a monument.
In lieu of a stand-alone review of all of the pod coffee makers I've been reviewing this year I'm going to offer a quick head to head of the two major competing systems in the U.S., Tassimo and Nespresso, and allow you, the reader, to make up your own mind.
He occupied chambers of the dreariest nature in Lyons Inn; his name, however, was not up on the door, or door-post, but in lieu of it stood the name of a friend who had died in the chambers, and had given him the furniture.
