better
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Example Sentences
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However, December’s 0.1% decline was a vast improvement from November’s 2.7% decrease, and some economists continue to see better days ahead for Japan’s economy.
The 30-year-old was feeling vaguely bearish about the U.S. dollar and hunting for a better return than the 2% yield offered by his government bonds.
"It would be better because then there would be work, and our children wouldn't have to resort to fishing. They could have a future instead," says Carlos Rodríguez.
From BBC
The brother of actor-singer Brandy said that if he manages to survive his current health crisis, he expects to emerge a “stronger and a better person.”
From Los Angeles Times
I imagined an alternative life in which I grew up with the same opportunities as public-school kids and how much better off I might have been as a result.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
