English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Rather" in Example Sentences
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245617	The parents, rather than the children, are to blame.	Eldad
976009	Cutting a cake into equal pieces is rather difficult.	Ronin1134
22251	I would rather go to the mountains than to the beach.	CK
2165141	They're not quarreling, but rather rehearsing a play.	AlanF_US
2959389	I don't feel well and would rather stay at home today.	sharptoothed
256627	I prefer to buy domestic rather than foreign products.	CK
43318	The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness.	CM
243264	I would rather read a book at home than go out tonight.	CK
24229	I would rather sit reading in the library than go home.	NekoKanjya
325409	To put it frankly, he is a critic rather than a writer.	CM
242794	I feel like going out rather than staying at home today.	CK
61279	I would rather throw the money away than give it to him.	CK
270211	A man's worth lies in what he is rather than what he has.	CK
245963	Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.	CK
271575	In spite of the sunny weather, the air was rather chilly.	CK
305154	Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than style.	CM
242357	We got to know each other rather well on our recent trip.	CM
1008678	What a shame to just endure life rather than enjoying it.	darinmex
521660	Which would you rather do, go to a movie or stay at home?	CK
243230	I would rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight.	CK
399104	I should be studying English, but I'd rather watch a movie.	catakaoe
286015	I would rather live by myself than do as he tells me to do.	CK
54688	I would rather stay at home than go out on such a cold day.	CK
712954	I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.	darinmex
953788	I'd rather not eat the meat from an animal that was cloned.	CK
60416	Such a lifestyle appears rather uninteresting to Americans.	CM
51254	Such things often happen by accident rather than by design.	CM
265150	To tell the truth, I would rather stay at home than go out.	Dejo
16666	You'd better stay at home rather than go out on such a day.	Zifre
58544	I would rather stay at home than go out in this hot weather.	CK
829507	I'd rather have a room of my own, no matter how small it is.	CK
703350	I'd rather live in peaceful poverty than in wealth and fear.	papabear
954717	Would you rather drink wine with your mother or your father?	CK
402978	I would rather live by myself than do what he tells me to do.	CK
309821	The blue of her eyes stands out against her rather dark skin.	CM
256162	I would rather go to the art museum than to the movie theater.	CK
283432	It was rather difficult for me to make out what he was saying.	CM
2665302	I'd rather live happily in the present than go down in history.	WestofEden
256938	I'm a professor, or rather an associate professor, to be exact.	darinmex
281087	I feel cooler standing in the shade, rather than out in the sun.	CM
33244	I would rather go to the movie alone than have Bob come with me.	CK
260231	I would rather remain single than live an unhappy life with him.	Kat
264148	It is rather difficult for an old man to keep up with the times.	CM
242935	It is very fine today so I would rather go out than stay at home.	CK
242894	It's rather cold today, but I think it'll be fairly warm tomorrow.	CK
269957	A man's happiness depends on what he is rather than on what he has.	CK
398663	Rather than getting depressed, I'd probably feel hatred towards her.	blay_paul
60013	Rather than putting off this meeting, why don't we just call it off?	CM
2983960	Tom and Mary are going through a rather messy divorce at the moment.	patgfisher
1955066	I can't think of anything I'd rather do than go on a picnic with you.	CK