Example sentences for: preferring

How can you use “preferring” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • His wife was afraid to fly with him, preferring to travel with a professional pilot or drive herself.

  • In recent elections, power has alternated between parties backing the status-quo and those preferring even closer ties with the United States, though a referendum in 1998 defeated a move towards statehood.

  • Napoleon suffered a great defeat, but his ally Poniatowski refused to surrender, preferring to sacrifice himself and his troops.

  • He was pretty straightforward about preferring page-long briefing memos from his staff and sports on TV.

  • The Japanese cinema industry is in lingering recession, with growing numbers of people preferring to watch videos at home.


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