preferences

Example Sentences

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For instance, if you plan to retire in 2040, select a fund for a later year, making sure that the glide path aligns with your preferences.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

"Really the collapse of Claire's in the UK says a lot about how pre-teen and teen tastes and shopping preferences have evolved in the last decade," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

“Some people have preferences for gas cooking and the look of a gas-lit fireplace,” said Shah.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond