How to Use instead in a Sentence

instead

adverb

• I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead.
• On the other hand, if a product can be stored safely outside of that special area, then it can be shipped to a fulfillment center, instead.
  — Anne Field, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• Zappas suggests instead looking for actual fragrances that capture the feel.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 25 Aug. 2022
• At the self-checkout register, the woman did not scan the items’ barcodes but instead scanned a false barcode with cheaper prices, police said in a press release.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
• Rather than spying on other nations, these animals instead provide live feeds of their surroundings to their handlers through camera harnesses.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
• There are no outside shareholders; instead, after a temporary contract, new workers who have proved themselves may become member-owners of their co-ops.
  — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022
• The judge denied Malone’s request outright, saying the musician should have instead filed a request to reopen discovery.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022
• Usdin said the deal still makes sense, although some State Street investors wouldn’t mind if the company walked away and instead used stock buybacks to return that cash to shareholders.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
• Beijing has refused to approve foreign vaccines, opting instead to provide only less effective homegrown ones to its 1.4 billion people.
  — New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
• Tarnoff prefers to think of them, instead, as more like malls.
  — Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• If that's the case for you, try out the exercise in a sumo stance instead.
  — Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• But as the set rolled on, the focus turned instead to the group’s enduring strengths.
  — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
• Cats got that release date instead, and that went great.
  — Vulture, 20 June 2023
• With the weather setback, Sims worked with the dancers and cast on a soundstage instead.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 June 2023
• The main difference is the G3 comes without a stand, instead meant to be mounted on the wall.
  — Condé Nast, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
• Seilheimer cooked up a chowder that swapped out clams for the snails instead.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
• Smith instead worked a five-pitch walk and came around to score on a Marcus Semien single.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
• The state has not banned car charging, but instead urged people to do so during the day.
  — Kathleen Ronayne, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
• Step up your fashion game with this stylish high-neck tank top instead.
  — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
• Shortly after, he was sent the script for Home Alone instead.
  — Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
• She was slated to go to Michigan, but the plane took off and instead landed in New York City.
  — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
• The authors of the new study suggest that purring instead results from the laryngeal pads of cats.
  — Jorge Garay, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
• Stop using copy-and-paste templates and stores—instead, be unique.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
• If hiking isn't your thing, consider instead a boat trip out to the islands of the Oslofjord.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• But could Tehran instead be prepared to pull back in exchange for progress on Gaza peace talks?
  — Nic Robertson, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• The lore of how painful a Brazilian wax can be has most opting for their trusty razor instead.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2023
• In the late 1970s, Americans didn’t drink wine, opting instead for liquor and beer.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Now, instead, the bear goes on a rampage and brutally mauls a bunch of people.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2023
• The full moon in April instead gets its name from one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
• The student didn't touch the gun and instead went to notify a teacher of the weapon, according to the news station.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024