preferable

Example Sentences

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It’s distractingly eclectic but vastly preferable to sci-fi scores that just aim to sound, well, vast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

And only one seems preferable for buyers and sellers in a housing market that’s been constrained by high interest rates and out-of-reach prices for several years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Generally, this is preferable to asking a hypothetical in opinion polls, which are getting more difficult than ever to do well.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

She says for many of these patients, palliative care and managing their symptoms, mainly pain, would be preferable: "Their quality of life would be much better and we would avoid a hospital admission."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

As he approached it occurred to him that it might be preferable for his letter to precede him into the house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan