prefer

Example Sentences

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She chose to go with her boyfriend, but her mother said had she known what to expect she would have preferred her to have gone with her.

From BBC

This comes as the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge on Friday pointed to more sticky price pressures.

From MarketWatch

Sancho, whose integration was delayed by an ear infection that led to him being hospitalised, preferred to be on the left.

From BBC

He also joked he would look to get more yellow cards as he preferred the view from the stands - and light-heartedly batted away a question on whether Haaland was limping.

From BBC

He prefers working the phone rather than the showroom floor.

From The Wall Street Journal