rather than
Example Sentences
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Participants are asked to name the color of the ink rather than read the word itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Both Mills and Saxbe stress that men should be paying attention to symptoms of low testosterone — such as depression and low libido — rather than trying to reach or maintain an ideal number.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Focus on the fact that the cistern still does not work properly rather than accusing them of causing the second problem.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Others may just pick one of 11 nations with red home kits, squint their eyes and try and pretend it's actually Harry Wilson scoring rather than Switzerland.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He should have left Abby then, he thought; he should have tried to swim to shore, rather than staying with her.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
