Sentence examples for were in lieu of from inspiring English sources

The stocking caps were in lieu of shaving the prisoner's heads.

It is unclear whether those interviews were in lieu of testifying before the grand jury.

Ms. Urbanski said the $2 fee would be "in lieu of a tip, but if a customer receives extraordinary service, they may choose to tip extra".

The money was in lieu of visiting me.

Looting a store may be in lieu of the traditional division of a big man's estate".

The news might have been better received had they stressed that the discontinuation was in lieu of a 10 percent increase.

In effect, the payment would be in lieu of a cost-of-living increase for Social Security beneficiaries next year.

This is in lieu of a formal introduction, and it will be as formal an announcement as you will get.

"The running joke was that the naming of the park was in lieu of payment of the last invoice," Mr. Balsley said.

All that frantic traveling was in lieu of any compelling reason to stay home, and those many, many friendships were perforce conducted at long distance.

While the extra thousands would make the most difference to those on the bottom of the pile, the cash would be in lieu of all existing welfare benefits.