How to Use rather in a Sentence

rather

adverb

• The movie is a comedy, but rather a dull one.
• It rather annoyed me that he was late picking me up.
• I think the children watch rather too much television.
• Well, it’s that time of the year — the end of the year, rather.
  — Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Essence, 27 Dec. 2022
• The celebs of the 2024 Met Gala walked the red, or rather, green and white carpet.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• Not the dingy kind of dim, rather the cozy kind that invites you to sit down and stay a while.
  — Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
• Well, maybe not the box itself, but rather what was inside the box.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• Placed next to the competition, the Z Fold 5 is rather chunky.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• At first, the look and feel will be rather stiff and simplistic.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• And the tone for the game was set — or rather, wasn’t established at all — by the end of the opening frame.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• Images came through of the two black holes—or, rather, of the ring of stuff falling into the black holes.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
• Also rather unusual: a great view of much of the snow stripe.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
• Mostly clear Friday night and rather mild with lows in the upper 50s to mid-60s.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
• Ryan and Robert Saleh had their beef a few years ago but squashed it rather quickly.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
• In fact, that's taking a rather narrow view of the city, says Curtis.
  — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• Hydration—or, rather, the lack of it—has been on my mind lately.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023
• From there, the recipes get arbitrary and rather random.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
• There is more space in the room and the window is open—or rather half open, revealing the green of trees outside.
  — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
• The best part of this recipe might not even be the use of pre-shredded spuds, but rather the onion component.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Modesty aside, some of these parties are rather nice with catered food and high-end wines.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
• Thankfully the threat for severe storms will be rather low.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 8 May 2023
• William looks rather stoic in the clip, while Kate smiles eagerly.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 8 May 2023
• Other anecdotes were rather more strange — and strained.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
• While the weather could play a role in this election, the forecast looks rather benign in much of the country on Nov. 5.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
• There’s a rather surprising and very lethal threat stampeding from the south.
  — WIRED, 15 June 2023
• Unfortunately, the end result was—rather flat, to say the least.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2023
• Here's a view of our office with some rather impressive snow mounds in the foreground.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2022
• Gemini May 21-June 20 Things could get rather busy throughout the day.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• But rather the droll sarcasm that can lighten the pressure in a tense dressing room and make a game feel like a game again.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• This isn’t about being paranoid, but rather about being smart and using your intuition to guide you.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024