prefer
Example Sentences
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Europeans prefer to swelter rather than cool down the modern way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Others, with less risk tolerance, prefer to wait until their full retirement age or even age 70 to secure a higher monthly benefit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
“Companies will prefer to go this region, which is more stable than the Middle East,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
As a coach, that is always how you prefer to remember players, and what they can bring.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
I would prefer a different kind of boring.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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