have a preference for

Example Sentences

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The book was for people who "want something other than entertainment... who have a preference for the painfully beautiful," Krasznahorkai said in a interview.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Traditionally pro-gun respondents did not have a preference for gun-owning neighbors, and all respondents were averse to their neighbors owning AR-15s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

"People may feel they are not prejudiced, but can unconsciously have a preference for one group or another, and this is revealed by these tests," Stier says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

Do you have a preference for savory versus sweet arepas?

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023

“Do you have a preference for who should conduct the meeting?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young