druthers
Example Sentences
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They may get their druthers in the end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“If I had my druthers, that’s what I would do. That is not what this resolution is about,” Sanders said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
Nowadays, of course, given my druthers, I’d probably pick one of the other of the vast array of tripods that Joby sells.
From The Verge • Jun. 16, 2022
“Given their druthers, why start a battle about freedom and all of that? But I think in the end, they recognized that voluntarily we’re not going to get there.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
Most folks say it’s wrong, but if I had my druthers, I’d ride a mule over a horse any day.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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