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

Gap discipline — this defense doesn’t handle scrambling quarterbacks well, and nobody scrambles better than Daniels.

From Los Angeles Times

"In our promotional company there were 30, 40 fighters, all men and one woman. And I had to be every single day better than all the guys," she recalls.

From BBC

Kelly: When did you realise you were better than your brothers at football?

From BBC

"This is the best face of our country. Italy is better than the people who are now in government," opposition leader Elly Schlein told the BBC, at the start of the Rome march.

From BBC

Prof Steinbach told BBC News that the results, published in the journal Nature Communications were "better than we had hoped for".

From BBC