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Example sentences for: preferring

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It is worth bearing in mind that Frazier was, until recently, a professor of English, although the jacket copy omits this fact, preferring us to believe that he and his family merely "raise horses" in Raleigh, N.C.
Until recently, the Hungarians accepted foreign words only grudgingly, preferring to create new ones of their own.
The Japanese cinema industry is in lingering recession, with growing numbers of people preferring to watch videos at home.
Fearful that Republicans will unilaterally dictate the resolution's language, Democrats refuse to consider it, preferring to end the trial and then debate a censure resolution under normal Senate rules, which would give Democrats the protective power of the filibuster.
His wife was afraid to fly with him, preferring to travel with a professional pilot or drive herself.