Examples of 'away instead' in a sentence

Meaning of "away instead"

'Away instead' is a phrase that suggests choosing or moving in a different direction or making an alternative choice. It implies rejecting one option in favor of another, often to avoid a particular outcome or situation

How to use "away instead" in a sentence

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Which is why they went away instead of coming to us.
Walk away instead of wasting your time.
And you made him go away instead.
Bad guys away instead of being in the way.
While you were yammering away instead of working.
She ran away instead of facing her problems.
Maybe we can just scare them away instead.
He ran away instead of dealing with the situation.
Tell her you are taking her away instead.
One who is running away instead of facing his problems.
I am more worried that she will be taken away instead.
He took it right away instead of waiting.
But certain things require that you take something away instead.
I will run away instead.
I would rather sit this out and sleep the day away instead.

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She pushed the vase away instead of toward her.
All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
A man would put her away instead of divorce her.
All home matches of Dutch Guiana were played away instead.
He passed away instead of he died.
I could have walked away instead.
Getting away instead of getting to.
It just happened to be four feet away instead of five feet.
I pushed you away instead of listening to what you had to say.
You should have told him right away instead of being selfish.
For running away instead of taking your ring and becoming your wife.
Walk or bike to places that are short distances away instead of driving.
Everything you throw away instead of recycling creates more pollution.
But Kelley usually just walks away instead.
It will end up driving visitors away instead of getting them to read and click.
The police come this time and take François away instead of her.
Solve the problems right away instead of ignoring them until they grow excessive.
But maybe I tell them to walk away instead.
It would be an awful tug going away instead of settling down here with Ruth.
The Seven Dwarves come to take her away instead.
Swipe that one notification away instead of clearing everything.
All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
And turned away instead.
It had a chance to take us out yesterday, and it swam away instead.
The words take us further away instead of bringing us closer.
And every chance he got to kill one of us, he ran away instead.
I was sent away instead.
It costs as much as any other item that could 've been given away instead.
Should have told her right away instead of trying to curry favor.
I 'd rather see it coming a mile away instead.
So I ran away instead of getting my ass kicked.
Most of the time they will run away instead of trying to.
So he ran away instead of fighting, and soon ran ashore.
Million so you can kill someone right away instead of a day later.
Why did they go away instead of burying everyone and everything?

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