preferable

Example Sentences

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A private sale bails out Mr. Ergen but is still preferable to letting Mr. Ergen sit on unused spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s distractingly eclectic but vastly preferable to sci-fi scores that just aim to sound, well, vast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"While a price increase for V-Bucks isn't ideal for players, it's preferable to something more extreme like making it a paid-for, rather than free-to-play game," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

And only one seems preferable for buyers and sellers in a housing market that’s been constrained by high interest rates and out-of-reach prices for several years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Not for the first time in my short life, rats were a preferable option to humans.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken