Example Sentences
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Truelove told her he preferred living in a subway tunnel to being on the street, because people didn’t bother him down there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Adjusted net income, a company preferred profitability metric, rose 12% to $6.03 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Villa would have preferred to keep Tielemans but could not afford to renegotiate his deal, which had two years left, before United triggered his £35m release clause.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Betts stayed away, saying he preferred to spend time with family.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Penelope called, for she felt merry but also as if she might cry, and she much preferred merry.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
