rather than

Example Sentences

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He was later fined for taking a shortcut home by leaving Paisley with his family rather than travelling on the team bus back to Leith.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The leadership changes come as Adobe, like many software peers, faces pressure to prove to investors that it can capitalize on artificial-intelligence tools rather than be replaced by them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“That’s a clean signal that the market is pricing Fed event risk in the most relevant window rather than spreading fear more broadly,” he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Previous memory cycles were always driven by supply rather than demand, which led to an eventual product glut, Kim said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I realized then that the key lay in thinking about his life rather than his death.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo