prefer

Example Sentences

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Tan maintain an overweight rating on the Malaysian banking sector, citing strong capital, liquidity buffers and stable dividend outlooks, with preferred picks including RHB Bank, Public Bank and Hong Leong Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

He preferred to think of his child as a stronger being and, with that in mind, shaped his mentality.

From BBC

The Fed’s preferred measure of underlying inflation—the core personal-consumption expenditures price index, which strips out volatile food and energy prices—accelerated to 3.1% in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well, sir, I wouldn’t mind the uniform. In fact, I’d prefer to wear one.”

From Literature

Of the two options, this is the one I would have least preferred—not my mother, my father.

From Literature