would rather

1. Prefer to, as in We would rather eat dinner before the movie. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

The TikToks, Instagrams, and Xs of the world would rather nobody be worried about screen time at all, even as a few of those apps allow users to set their own limits.

From Slate

Bellamy would rather be in control, just as he would prefer his team to control matches.

From BBC

He added: "The country is at breaking point, yet has been Swinney would rather grandstand than put his own people first."

From BBC

United were keen to keep Clinton, but they would rather cash in on the England international and avoid losing her for free next year.

From BBC

The newly militarized national capitol is about performing control: control over members of the guard who would rather be home working and training for real disasters; control over the streets of the district; control over how the district presents itself to the country and the world.

From Slate

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