How to Use would rather in a Sentence

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• If the Snakes would rather use Pham as a full-timer, so be it.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• Mewis would rather be playing in this World Cup, of course.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
• Part of her would rather not give people the grounds to decide.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• But Democrats would rather not leave anything to chance.
  — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024
• Some will want to put in that work and others would rather just open the camera and snap away.
  — PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
• There are board games in Danielle’s office, but Lily would rather rest.
  — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
• Reeves: The people who are paying you for your art would rather not pay you.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2023
• Rachel Bloom would rather be singing about trees that smell like semen.
  — Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
• And stigma is one of the reasons that people would rather die and ask for help.
  — Christina McDermott, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Cold War model is something the region would rather avoid.
  — Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
• Bryson is more in the pocket and would rather operate from there.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• When the weather gets hot, some of the kids would rather stay home and play video games or be on social media.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Any team starting from scratch would rather have Curry.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
• This emotional water sign would rather have their head in the clouds than their feet placed firmly down on the ground.
  — Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
• But, according to the San Diego Zoo, most tarantulas would rather hide from you than bite you.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• Yang would rather have crowds think of her as a comedian who cares about the world and, perhaps, reach more folks that way.
  — Jake Kroeger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• If this isn’t enough to draw you to a second remaster and would rather stick to an older look and feel, the 2016 version is there.
  — Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
• There is nothing the justices would rather avoid, and their decisions this ...
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 8 Oct. 2024
• Crockett would rather be shirtless and shoeless on his boat.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
• If one person wants to go to bed at 9 p.m. and their partner would rather turn in at 1 a.m., there’s nothing wrong with either of them.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 June 2024
• Many young people lose time in their cellphones or tablets, but Erik would rather write scripts or present theater plays.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
• But some area residents say the project is about race, and that's a topic that many in Harrison would rather avoid.
  — Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
• The team would rather that $700 difference goes into its pocket, not yours.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
• Rodrigo would rather be seen as a singer-songwriter than a pop star.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• But insurance companies would rather not have to deal with the mass lawsuits at all.
  — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
• There is the local public pool, but sometimes kids would rather just run around in the water somewhere other than the hose at home.
  — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2024
• Back inside the boat, the galley-down arrangement may not be too thrilling to those who would rather cook on the main deck with everyone else.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
• Depending on the poll, anywhere between 40% and 51% of people in the U.S. would rather have a socialist world.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 June 2023
• Hours of cooking may be the tradition for some families on Thanksgiving; but others would rather have a nice meal out.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
• Despite all that, every logical football person would rather work for Mara than for the Jets’ Johnson.
  — Mike Sando, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024