preferable

Example Sentences

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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

It’s distractingly eclectic but vastly preferable to sci-fi scores that just aim to sound, well, vast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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

At that moment it seemed that any action under heaven would have been preferable to standing.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright