English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Than" in Example Sentences
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2294106	I bet we've all asked ourselves that same question more than once.	CK	1
1027431	I've heard that Tom can cook as well as, or better than, his wife.	CK	1
1095466	Tom certainly has a better understanding of this matter than I do.	CK	1
1088547	A stranger living nearby is better than a relative living far away.	CK	1
27328	Generally speaking, women live longer than men by almost ten years.	CK	1
1096223	I have better things to do than sit around all day waiting for Tom.	CK	1
2359912	I have less than an hour left until I have to tell Tom my decision.	CK	1
1617	It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.	CK	1
26836	No sooner had it stopped raining than a beautiful rainbow appeared.	CK	1
954285	Some people think eating at home is better for you than eating out.	CK	1
1950725	Tom can't be in the car more than ten minutes without getting sick.	CK	1
1028796	Tom had no sooner walked in the door than Mary started to complain.	CK	1
1871787	Tom said that he'd be more than happy to help Mary weed the garden.	CK	1
978518	Tom was glad he didn't have to live in Boston for more than a year.	CK	1
2042859	I don't want Tom to make the situation any worse than it already is.	CK	1
2419488	I think Tom needs to start hanging out with someone other than Mary.	CK	1
1040708	I've got better things to do than to keep track of what Tom's doing.	CK	1
290537	The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.	CK	1
1830430	Tom not only eats more than Mary does, but he also eats much faster.	CK	1
1092208	Tom wondered why Mary couldn't speak French any better than she did.	CK	1
1027714	Tom would rather let Mary have her own way than to have an argument.	CK	1
1931905	It took slightly more than five minutes for Tom to read the pamphlet.	CK	1
1024148	Tom speaks French better than any of the other students in his class.	CK	1
1412639	I think the jokes that Tom tells are funnier than the ones Mary tells.	CK	1
2451066	It took me more than three hours to translate that report into French.	CK	1
1027014	Tom bet me fifty dollars that he could eat more hot dogs than I could.	CK	1
1103062	Tom read somewhere that short people need more sleep than tall people.	CK	1
2774128	Tom speaks French only just a little bit better than he speaks English.	CK	1
1426436	Would you please show me a camera that is less expensive than this one?	CK	1
909591	You often need to spend more time doing something than you anticipated.	CK	1
1391775	Mary is 21 years younger than Tom, but Tom is 22 times richer than Mary.	Spamster	1
1096063	The teacher told Tom that he couldn't give him anything higher than a C.	CK	1
1040598	Tom hasn't seen Mary more than five or six time in the past twelve years.	CK	1
909577	The time women spend doing housework is now a lot less than it used to be.	CK	1
953646	I think it's unlikely that the next model will be any better than this one.	CK	1
1092764	Tom thought Mary wouldn't be able to earn more than thirty dollars an hour.	CK	1
2428007	Have you ever noticed that Tom's right ear is much larger than his left ear?	CK	1
33716	I was disappointed to see that my bonus was a bit less than I was expecting.	CK	1
1027388	It's unlikely that anyone other than Tom would be interested in buying this.	CK	1
1096103	Since Tom wanted the chocolate much more than she did, Mary let him have it.	CK	1
1028357	Tom lied about his age, so Mary thought he was much older than he really was.	CK	1
909578	They say that girls spend more time worrying about how they look than boys do.	CK	1
1029349	Tom did the best he could, but he wasn't able to get a higher grade than Mary.	CK	1
1092101	You could search the world over and never find another man more honest than Tom.	CK	1
1230620	I'm skeptical when I hear someone claim to speak more than five languages fluently.	CK	1
1095380	Tom certainly looked and sounded better than he did last month when we visited him.	CK	1
1026685	Tom claims he doesn't watch much TV, but he watches more than three hours every day.	CK	1
909568	Some healthcare workers spend more time doing paperwork than taking care of patients.	CK	1
1024038	Tom volunteered a good deal of his time to helping those less fortunate than himself.	CK	1
909567	Since I have no children, I have more time to spend doing volunteer work than parents do.	CK	1