preferable

Example Sentences

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In essentially every case imaginable, enrolling in this kind of plan is preferable to stopping payments.

From Barron's

That’s preferable to owning “nominal assets,” given the dollar’s loss of 52% of its value over the past 30 years, he added.

From Barron's

Soluble fibers tend to add thickness and a creamy component, which is preferable when making a latte.

From Salon

She says for many of these patients, palliative care and managing their symptoms, mainly pain, would be preferable: "Their quality of life would be much better and we would avoid a hospital admission."

From BBC

A concession is preferable to ending up in court in an attempt to retain the deposit or, worse, having to put the home back on the market and hope another comparable offer comes in soon.

From The Wall Street Journal