Examples of 'down instead' in a sentence

Meaning of "down instead"

down instead: suggests choosing an alternative or different approach or direction

How to use "down instead" in a sentence

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down instead
I wrote everything down instead of saying it to her.
I will go home and have a lie down instead.
Read the words down instead of across.
He asked if someone could carry her down instead.
Lower straight down instead of moving forward.
You need to drag them down instead.
Choose to walk down instead of call or email.
It will help you calm down instead.
Do not push down instead of squeezing and lifting up.
I wish it was him we were tying down instead of you.
Looking down instead of looking up.
So if you want to track her down instead of me.
I climbed down instead of jumping.
We can write it all down instead.
I look down instead of behind me.

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And then got cut down instead.
Save down instead of save up.
And you shot her down instead of me.
Grow down instead of laterally.
And when you are growing down instead of growing up.
They are at that age where they are just going to start winding down instead.
Rain still falls down instead of up.
The oldest datum is read and a new datum is written down instead.
Comb your hair down instead of up.
Danny stays out of prison and you go down instead.
Somebody who tears you down instead of builds you up.
Whatever you feel like saying write it down instead.
It just went down instead of up.
Repeat for the second drawer by sliding the hooks down instead of up.
Shooting down instead of shooting up.
So you knocked her down instead.
The computer shuts down instead of sleep when the lid is closed.
Maybe you would better lie down instead.
We saw down instead.
It was such a lovely day we decided to bicycle down instead for a lark.
Drive with the windows down instead of the air conditioning on.
All understandings of gravity state that the expansion should be slowing down instead.
The curves swing down instead of up.
But the woman who should start getting dressed asks them to sit down instead.
I should have gone down instead of him.
And wrote stuff down instead of taking things from outside and putting them down.
It will take two men down instead of one.
Towel me down instead of spouting nonsense!
Come and sit down instead.
There were times when we almost sold it, but we passed it down instead.
Write them down instead.
If she were to cultivate carelessly, it might lead to everything crumbling down instead.
I will sit down instead.
In fact, lying down instead is more effective at increasing your chances of pregnancy.
Not reassuring that he went down instead of up.

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