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Could “Instead,” be used as the first word of a sentence without any following “of”?

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00:00 Could “Instead,” Be Used As The First Word Of A Sentence Without Any Following “Of”?
00:30 Accepted Answer Score 5
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Score 5


You could certainly use an adverb like unfortunately to emphasize that the decision was a poor one. But simply using instead with the comma is grammatically correct.