Sentence examples for in preferring from inspiring English sources

But the young Harvieu never joined in, preferring to sing Billie Holiday numbers while doing the vacuuming.

The flâneur was not asocial — he needed the crowds to thrive — but he did not blend in, preferring to savor his solitude.

Game 7 ended in the city's first downpour in months, and fans and players soaked it in, preferring rainwater to Champagne as the celebratory dousing liquid of choice.

The mayor-elect was asked again about Gracie Mansion yesterday, which he has repeatedly said he would not live in, preferring his Upper East Side townhouse.

Charles often walked the family to church but didn't go in, preferring to stroll around the village while Emma and the children prayed.

A month later, when a financial storm indeed engulfed Wall Street and buffeted many of his club's 55 members, some of them stopped dropping in, preferring, he believes, to monitor their losses from home.

He differs from Aristotle, however, in preferring epic to tragic poetry.

The four-times major winner Rory McIlroy had no hesitation in preferring more major titles.

Gordon Mott London I cannot be alone in preferring haiku to dodgy dossiers.

As Albert Camus said, "There is no shame in preferring happiness".

He was also perhaps alone among Oscar nominees in preferring a book to his own filmed adaptation of it.