preferable
Example Sentences
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“Is he preferable to you as a competitor to me? Is he preferable to L.A.?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Some law enforcement agencies argue that acting on imperfect signals is preferable to missing serious risks.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In the familiar fairy tale, sleep represents something close to the curse of death; in this version, and in Mr. Spears’s haunting musical landscape, it is a state preferable to waking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Even the most strident voices that had been calling for interest-rate cuts now say a wait-and-see stance is preferable, given the ever-changing prospects for ending the conflict with Iran.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
I suppose I might’ve asked Dr. Roland if I could stay in the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, but the embarrassment of that was such that death, to me, seemed preferable.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing preferable
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 3
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
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Novel Study: Anthem, Chapters 1–6
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