preferable
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers have made clear that saving an inning for the postseason is preferable to spending it during the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He said free-roaming was always preferable but if that was not possible, many cats were suited to small spaces and lack of outdoor access.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 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
Europe’s regulatory machine is slow and bureaucratic, but for long-term decisions, slow and predictable is preferable to fast and erratic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
“It’s vastly preferable to assume the shape of a bird when observing humans,” she explained.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing preferable
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 3
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
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Novel Study: Anthem, Chapters 1–6
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