would sooner
Example Sentences
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I’d wager a wolf would sooner recognize a sheep as one of its own than a grinning pug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
But Niinami said expectations were growing that the BOJ would sooner or later end its expansionist experiment.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 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
But she also said that she wouldn’t get weekly tests unless vaccinated workers also had to: She would sooner sell her house and move.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021
She would sooner glean herself as her first act as a scythe than accept his sacrifice.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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