preferred
Example Sentences
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She didn’t have a preferred brand of pointe shoes or a favorite costume: “Never gave it a thought. You wear this, period.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
For decades, at the chairman’s direction, before each meeting, staff sent policymakers three options for the workhorse policy statement: the chairman’s preferred proposal, flanked by a more dovish and a more hawkish alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Growing up in a chaotic home with two working parents, she learned early on that she preferred being tidy and organised.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The combination of ample yields and tax benefits has made preferred issues popular with individuals.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
The French would have preferred to be off his knee as well, but no one knew how, so everyone tried to make the best of it.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing preferred
Sula
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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"Speaking with Hands"
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