rather

Example Sentences

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She looked rather sheepish, before saying: "I'm still here. I'm still hungry and there is no place I would rather be. I'm happy to announce that I will be staying at the football club."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1, and emergency officials across coastal states are still urging residents and travelers to prepare early rather than assume a quieter forecast guarantees safety.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Chatbots are designed to be agreeable, to build on your version of reality rather than question it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Zhu believes workplaces are steadily moving toward an AI native future where AI systems are fully woven into daily tasks and processes rather than functioning as separate tools.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

There was a reason she’d called, rather than texted.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows