English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Than" in Example Sentences
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953908	I've heard it said that it's harder to please a woman than to please a man. I wonder if that's true.	CK
1438059	It took me a lot less time to housebreak my German shepherd than it took to housebreak my other dog.	CK
1370084	The Super Nintendo's graphics are amazing. They're so much better than those of the original Nintendo.	Spamster
2705744	I live in a country where the cost of a liter of gasoline is cheaper than the cost of a liter of water.	CK
3123413	It takes more time to prepare the car for getting painted than it takes for the actual paint job itself.	chajadan
847258	Poverty does more to bring out the worst in people and conceal the best than anything else in the world.	Source_Benedict_1921
847261	Thomas A. Edison so loves his work that he sleeps an average of less than four hours of each twenty-four.	Source_Benedict_1921
1167467	We still have more than halfway to go to get to the top of the mountain. Are you really already exhausted?	CK
516339	Because his family traveled from place to place, Cesar Chavez attended more than thirty schools as a child.	CK
1493945	Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.	CM
954616	When speaking to an international audience, it is perhaps best to speak English a little slower than usual.	CK
318762	It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.	CM
1398484	I honestly think it's better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.	bart
3147909	Tom drove across town to a supermarket that sold things at cheaper prices than the supermarket near his house.	CK
267913	A perfect knowledge of a few writers and a few subjects is more valuable than a superficial one of a great many.	CM
271574	I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.	CK
1569364	The chances of dying from falling airplane parts are 30 times greater than the chances of being killed by a shark.	Spamster
1093803	Tom had seen Mary with John on more than one occasion before and finally figured out that they were seeing each other.	CK
954028	It doesn't make much sense to me that I have to pay more income tax than you even though you make more money than I do.	CK
3269845	Tom and Mary are deeply religious and are horrified that their son wants to get married on a beach, rather than in a church.	patgfisher
2943880	Generally speaking, teenagers of today have less respect for their elders and for authority, than was the case fifty years ago.	patgfisher
912382	Cities and provinces along the Yangtze River in central China are grappling with the country's worst drought in more than 50 years.	Source_VOA
269211	A new study suggests that hospital records for patients older than 65 are often incorrect, which may lead to serious treatment errors.	CM
284423	He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.	CM
552224	Selena Gomez and the Scene also had good luck with their first album, "Kiss and Tell." It has sold more than a million copies around the world.	American
1230823	If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes.	CK
46734	The hand of the magician was quicker than our eyes. Before we could say Jack Robinson, the cards he was holding between his fingers disappeared.	CM
918407	You can't easily put photos on an iPad from more than one computer. However, you can email photos to yourself from various computers and download these photos to your iPad.	CK
241223	A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.	CM
2435490	The United States cannot win a war against a big and strong country. It can only annihilate a weak and relatively small country like Serbia or Iraq. It can also win a war in less than 24 hours against a tiny island like Grenada.	Amastan