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
Stayed on nicely when third at Tramore on New Year's Day but pulled up in the Ultima Chase at Cheltenham last month and would sooner be with one of the others than Crooner.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
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
He was a bruising fullback for Cal’s football team who would sooner run over opponents than run around them, but couldn’t fathom recovering from such a blow so quickly.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020
She would sooner have returned to Meereen on dragon’s wings, to be sure.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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