prefer

Example Sentences

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Abdullah, 15, says he would prefer to have his phone on him just in case there is an emergency at home.

From BBC

She would prefer people view her as “uncompromising,” both as a thinker and as a novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wouldn’t prefer that, but my job is to lead in the landscape I’ve been given.

From Los Angeles Times

But for the time being, investors would seem to prefer Azure maximization over investments in AI services.

From Barron's

There’s a metaphor about a trapped bird in her rehearsal space that doesn’t land and a weak attempt to juice tension that the label might actually prefer her dead.

From Los Angeles Times