would sooner
Example Sentences
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It is that the average father would sooner eat the grill brush than ask to be thanked—and I built the survey specifically to find out why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The atmospheric production is long on mood and mist and dark places; the monastery, which one would sooner call a castle, dominates the landscape like something from an old horror movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
And young people these days seeking fortunes would sooner head to the Silicon Valley than pick up a gold pan.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
In his prime he would sooner jump in a lake than give you the slightest glimpse of what was going on inside his head.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022
"Her name was Wylla," Ned replied with cool cour-tesy, "and I would sooner not speak of her."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
