English example sentences with "rather"

Learn how to use rather in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

That is rather unexpected.

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.

I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

You'd better stay at home rather than go out on such a day.

I would rather you had a day off.

The shoes you are wearing look rather expensive.

I would rather die than live in dishonor.

Honesty seems to be rather at a discount today.

You should be friendly rather than stubborn.

I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a bloc rather than country by country.

I would rather stay at home than go out.

I'd rather stay home than go out.

I would rather stay home than go out.

I would rather go to the mountains than to the beach.

We were all rather exhausted.

I would rather sit reading in the library than go home.

I would rather stay at home.

I'd rather stay at home.

I would rather go out than stay at home.

I'd rather go by train. I have a license, but no real driving experience, so I'm not very sure of myself behind the wheel.

Which would you rather do, go to the cinema or stay at home?

I would rather stay at home than go to the movies.

I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

I would rather stay at home than go out in the rain.

I'd rather stay home than go alone.

The doctor thought the patient's pulse was rather rapid.

Far be it from me to criticize, but your dress is rather loud.

I'd rather go swimming.

I would rather leave early than travel on rush-hour trains.

I would rather let him have his own way.

It seemed rather bad.

I would rather go to the movie alone than have Bob come with me.

I'm a vegetarian, so I'd rather not have meat, if that's okay.

Our house is quite satisfactory except that it is rather a long way to the bus stop.

I'd rather walk than wait for a bus.

I'd rather walk than take a bus.

Nancy is kind rather than gentle.

I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it may be.

I would rather go out.

I would rather not go.

I'd rather live in a wooden house.

He is rather optimistic.

I would rather divorce him.

I'd rather not take any medicine if I can avoid it.

Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop.

I'd rather you didn't smoke so much.

Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, sir, why don't you just give them up?

I would rather walk than go by taxi.

It is getting rather late. I think I must be going now.

I'd rather stay here.

It is a hall rather than a room.

The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness.

The color is purple rather than pink.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

The policeman was rather abrupt with me.

That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful.

I'd rather go for a walk than see the movie.

The two sisters are so much alike that we find it rather difficult to tell one from the other.

I'd rather stay here than go there.

Such things often happen by accident rather than by design.

Late autumn in Scotland is rather cold.

I'd rather you didn't, if you don't mind.

I'd rather not.

I'd rather stay home than go out in this weather.

I would rather stay at home than go out on such a cold day.

I would rather die than have such a terrible experience.

I'd rather throw it away than give it to him.

These items are rather hard to obtain.

This story is rather monotonous.

Our knowledge on the problem is rather limited.

At the last office I went to I ran out of work after a couple of hours, which made the rest of the day rather boring.

I would rather stay at home than go out in this hot weather.

I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.

Discipline is rather mild at this school.

Rather than putting off this meeting, why don't we just call it off?

This racket is rather too heavy for me.

Such a lifestyle appears rather uninteresting to Americans.

This milk tastes rather sour.

I would rather throw the money away than give it to him.

We had better go home rather than wait here.

Between ourselves, I think he is rather stupid.

Between ourselves, he is rather stupid.

Between you and me, he is rather stupid.

Some people are rather proud of being ignorant of such an important matter.

I've got some rather serious news.

Which would you rather have, tea or coffee?

He would sooner rather die than work for that man.

I'm rather hesitant about asking him a favor.

It will be rather difficult for him.

It was rather easy for them.

That woman is proud rather than vain.

Your remarks were rather out of place.

I'd rather you stayed at home.

It's rather cold for April.

I would rather work for any company than waste another year.

Don't you think it's rather warm for December?

"I'd rather get the sack than not join the labour union," said the disgruntled worker.

The contract was rather loose.

The result was rather disappointing.

The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.

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