would sooner
Example Sentences
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I’d wager a wolf would sooner recognize a sheep as one of its own than a grinning pug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
In his prime he would sooner jump in a lake than give you the slightest glimpse of what was going on inside his head.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022
But she also said that she wouldn’t get weekly tests unless vaccinated workers also had to: She would sooner sell her house and move.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021
Yet, even after being expelled back into Mexico, he and other asylum seekers expressed enthusiasm that their conditions would, sooner or later, improve under the new administration.
From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2021
“I would sooner swear an oath on an anvil and do honest work than dupe the world with make-believe.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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