in preference
Example Sentences
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That impact might come in the form of lower sales and a shift in preference toward hybrid or electric vehicles.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Since Amorim spoke after the 3-2 win against Burnley, United have paid £18m to sign 23-year-old highly rated but inexperienced Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp in preference to Aston Villa's World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
The team hypothesized that this size shift indicates a change in preference from spear-throwing technology to bow-and-arrow technology, but without abandoning the old technologies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
“Come to be/to become” — a litany of words teases away literal meaning, in preference for a felt sonic meaning.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
No man in his right senses would voluntarily choose such a life in preference to the one of normal, family, social life which exists in every civilized community.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
