would sooner
Example Sentences
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It is that the average father would sooner eat the grill brush than ask to be thanked—and I built the survey specifically to find out why.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
But Niinami said expectations were growing that the BOJ would sooner or later end its expansionist experiment.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2023
In his prime he would sooner jump in a lake than give you the slightest glimpse of what was going on inside his head.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022
But she also said that she wouldn’t get weekly tests unless vaccinated workers also had to: She would sooner sell her house and move.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021
“I would sooner swear an oath on an anvil and do honest work than dupe the world with make-believe.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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