better
Usage
Example Sentences
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This year was supposed to be better, with the four stocks up an average of 4% through February.
From Barron's
Even though there were rumors last season of Gasca retiring, he insisted he was coming back because he loved teaching and coaching and believed that sports competition can change someone’s life for the better.
From Los Angeles Times
But it had been a red-letter day anyhow, the main day of the year for me, better than the 4th of July.
From Literature
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Fa’s knife was beautiful and deadly, with a blade of banded blue slate shaped like a willow leaf, and a haft of red deer antler that was bound with elk sinew for a better grip.
From Literature
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There is, in other words, a better way.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.