better than

1. Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]

2. More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.

Example Sentences

Nearly as bad, in four years the Trojans have won just three road games against teams that finished the season with records better than .500.

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These outcomes were significantly better than those seen with current STING-targeting therapies.

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“At my company, they say you won’t be replaced by AI but you might be replaced by someone who knows AI better than you do,” he says.

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Few know conditions in Perth better than proud West Australian Justin Langer, who has opened the batting and coached his state and country in this city.

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The results were far better than what she had gotten from earlier models.

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