Sentence examples for an rather from inspiring English sources

The phrase "an rather" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use before "rather" is "a," as "rather" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "I would prefer a rather quiet evening at home."
Alternatives: "a somewhat" or "a fairly".

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Whoopi Goldberg makes an rather impenetrable statement as she surveys the assembly from the stage.

In Strother B. Purdy's The Hole in the Fabric (1979), Spock Must Die! was referred to as an "rather well-written" example of the duplication of characters in science fiction.

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A rather unique view of an elephant.

A rather odd #PMQs.

A rather disparate society.

Altogether, a rather salubrious fire.

A rather lovely little depiction.

And a rather impressive one at that.

I'm actually a rather dull man".

It is a rather benign term.

Humans experience a rather simpler colour change.

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