would rather

Example Sentences

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In Pittsburgh, for instance, the owner would rather complain about the lack of a salary cap than spend enough money to build a winner around generational pitcher Paul Skenes.

From Los Angeles Times

"This runs in my blood. There is nothing else I would rather do," he says.

From BBC

Don’t sweat the anger you’ll receive from kids who would rather scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal

Created, written and almost entirely directed by Spanish filmmaker Félix Sabroso, “Rage” achieves what we wish “And Just Like That” aspired to even attempt, confronting the reality of a woman’s power surge at a time in her life when society would rather kick her to the curb.

From Salon

Series creator Sterlin Harjo superbly utilizes Ethan Hawke’s magnetism as Lee Raybon, a shabby, perpetually bruised citizen journalist sniffing around conspiracies the rest of the world would rather ignore.

From Salon