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Example Sentences
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That way of seeing — or rather, learning to see anew — he picked up while living in New York, where he attended the Parsons School of Design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Another quarter he said he didn’t “get fantods,” or rather that he wasn’t nervous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Given that your parents plan to pay for the renovations, ask your tax adviser whether it matters if they pay the contractors directly or, rather, give you the funds to pay for the work.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
An impending heatwave has threatened to stow away — or rather, further preserve — countless tins of anchovies.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
It was really my doing, or rather my drawings, that had brought us to this brink.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
