would rather

Idioms  

1. Prefer to, as in We would rather eat dinner before the movie. [Mid-1500s]

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Example Sentences

Here was a man who’d rather ride a horse than drive a car, and who would rather drive a car—or pickup truck—than fly in a plane.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both have been firm in their conviction that they would rather race this way and risk being beaten to the title by a rival - as is possible with Verstappen this season - than have one prioritised by the team to the detriment of the other.

From BBC

‘Gen Z would rather invest in index funds and travel the world than tie themselves to a 30-year mortgage and a picket fence.’

From MarketWatch

“The last thing I need to get out and do is roll my ankle trying to play pickleball,” said Smart, who said he would rather play tennis.

From Los Angeles Times

“I would rather live in a country where presidents and ex-presidents are held strictly to account than a country in which they are allowed to cut dangerous corners out of anxiety that justice might seem too ‘politicized,’” Beschloss said.

From Washington Post

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