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instead of

And pardon me, my gentle Gratiano, For that same scrubbed boy, the doctor's clerk, In lieu of this, last night did lie with me.
William Shakespeare -- The Merchant of Venice

I went into the bathroom and stared at myself in the metal plate that was bolted over the sinks in lieu of a mirror.
Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
Judges often assigned him to work crews in lieu of a fine.
James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
It was broad day — eight or nine o'clock; the storm raging, in lieu of the batteries; and someone knocking and calling at my door.
Charles Dickens -- David Copperfield
She considered digging out a path to Cal's storage shed solid exercise in lieu of a formal workout.
Nora Roberts -- Blood Brothers
In effect he is already in his shroud or the garments that shall serve him in lieu of one.
Herman Melville -- Billy Budd
But as things stand, you will permit me to make another suggestion in lieu of that.
Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
Thinking better of it, however, he gave her chin another tap, in lieu of that warmer familiarity, and stole away to bed.
Charles Dickens -- Nicholas Nickleby
In lieu of an answer, she just pointed.
Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City
Isham did not say so, but the Spanish government had offered to pay the two officers $20,000 in lieu of a salvage claim.
Alexs Pate -- Amistad
So, in lieu of money, he gave her his medals as pledges.
Thomas Wolfe -- Look Homeward, Angel
In lieu of money the gamblers wagered with cedar-berries, each of which berries represented a pipeful of tobacco.
Zane Grey -- The Man of the Forest
Remember hoping that measures we had taken in lieu of quarantine were effective—or half of L-City would be down with colds or worse.
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
, on tables to which were nailed waxed cloths in lieu of table-cloths.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
Here is the manometer, the most useful of all, and which I gladly accept in lieu of the rest.
Jules Verne -- A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Above, in lieu of the hourglass beloved by the Dutch vanitas painters, a stark and slightly sinister clock with Roman numerals.
Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Camp Half-Blood, assuming Gaea hasn't already destroyed it.
Rick Riordan -- The House of Hades
In lieu of cake and gifts, we would pool our food and present an extra slice of bread or cup of coffee to the birthday honoree.
Nelson Mandela -- Long Walk to Freedom
This was in lieu of certain suggestions she had made concerning little things she wanted to buy.
Theodore Dreiser -- Sister Carrie
"That woman," she said in lieu of a hello, "is a miracle worker."
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride

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