would rather

Example Sentences

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"Everyone would rather do that than risk something bad happening when you're on TV in your whites," she said.

From BBC

“Why would he leave? I would assume he would rather die there,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They've been watching the Commons and the House of Lords and on balance think they would rather be peers than MPs.

From BBC

“I mean, shoot, still playing and executing at a high level — I’m really happy to be on the team with him. I would rather be with nobody else but him.”

From Los Angeles Times

She spent the rest of the match there, although admits said she would "rather be behind the goal" for better photographs.

From BBC