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
Stayed on nicely when third at Tramore on New Year's Day but pulled up in the Ultima Chase at Cheltenham last month and would sooner be with one of the others than Crooner.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
But Niinami said expectations were growing that the BOJ would sooner or later end its expansionist experiment.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2023
He was a bruising fullback for Cal’s football team who would sooner run over opponents than run around them, but couldn’t fathom recovering from such a blow so quickly.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020
“Myself, I would sooner live to see another spring.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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