rather

Example Sentences

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“I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now!”

From Los Angeles Times

Developing longer stories with less money, the TV shows makers need to be inventive, creative with their resources, so they invest in characters and ideas rather than special effects and action.

From Los Angeles Times

The claim has been brought as a class action lawsuit rather than an individual case - meaning if it is approved, the money will be paid out across many different claimants.

From BBC

Straddles are used to profit from price volatility rather than a stock moving up or down.

From Barron's

These changes allow cancer cells to make large evolutionary jumps rather than small adjustments.

From Science Daily