rather
Example Sentences
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Rather than pay the fine and walk away, Florsheim dug in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Rather, Dosa’s film is a meditation on change — both the kind that we accept with a heavy heart and something more general.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Rather than asking audiences to choose sides, Alice and Steve repeatedly challenges them to sympathise with people making decisions they might not agree with.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Rather than focusing on a single virus strain, the AI system analyzed genetic information from Sarbeco coronaviruses collected through surveillance programs worldwide.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Rather than having student echo you, have them sing the phrase silently, and point to them when it is their turn to sing aloud.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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