How to Use instead in a Sentence

instead

adverb

• I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead.
• Tarnoff prefers to think of them, instead, as more like malls.
  — Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
• So, instead, Galileo looked at a ball rolling down a track.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 24 Dec. 2021
• If that's the case for you, try out the exercise in a sumo stance instead.
  — Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Do the math, and the Tomato Pocket rings up at about $12 instead.
  — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• Tired of all the scares and craving a light romance instead?
  — Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 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
• Or just switch to a top sheet instead and wash it with your sheets every week.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
• What could have been the second out instead clanked off the scoreboard.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• 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
• So instead, this list will steer you toward unique (and on-time) presents.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2022
• But instead the Bears moved down 15 spots in a trade with Buffalo.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
• Next, was the model’s turn, but Peltz used it as a runway instead.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
• How to draw a sugar skull Want to draw a sugar skull instead?
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
• 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
• If the carbon is used instead for oil drilling, the credit would go from $30 today to $60 per ton.
  — Wil Burns, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Angela goes spelunking to try and find Matt’s body but comes across the corpse of her long-dead best friend Iris instead.
  — Kelly McClure, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2021
• If hiking isn't your thing, consider instead a boat trip out to the islands of the Oslofjord.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• The team instead banished Crowder with pay for the season.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Feb. 2025
• When painting a north-facing room, these are the colors to avoid—and the shades to lean into instead.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
• Stone ditched her signature sleek, straight blowout, instead styling her blonde hair in beachy waves with a deep side part.
  — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026