rather
Example Sentences
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What the players - most on US central contracts rather than representing professional clubs - did not want was to become a laughing stock.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He highlighted that experience, talking about major donations he had worked on rather than strictly his communications skill set.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“There is a deep reservoir of frustration among ‘formers’ who believe she enables the culture around her and the President rather than challenging it,” LaRosa wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The 2023 findings suggest that successful weight loss may involve changes across this entire system rather than in one isolated organ.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
“Having said I ask no questions,” the countess went on, with a smile, “I have to say that I am rather curious about the elephant.”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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