Sentence examples for like I prefer from inspiring English sources

Blitz to a consistency you like – I prefer to still have the texture of the peas in the soup, but you might prefer a smoother consistency – if so, blitz for a good few minutes.

Use phrases like, "I prefer not to talk about this today so let's focus on the family".

Robson's ranking is such that she is now on the verge of being seeded for Grand Slam tournaments, which would mean she would avoid seeded opponents for at least three rounds, but she admitted: "It seems like I prefer playing seeded players anyway, so maybe it's a good thing if I'm not seeded".

"People say things like 'I prefer this robot to my husband!

In what sense, for example, can one understand items like "I prefer a shower to a tub bath" (#7 ), "I think I would like to belong to a singing club," "I would like the job of a foreign correspondent" (#29), or "I like to talk about sex" (#56) in Hogan's scale as having anything to do with empathy in a cognitive sense?

I like my books much like I prefer my movies: heavy and often dark.

To check it's cooked to your liking (I prefer my lamb pink and juicy), cut the leg in half and take a look.

That he had nothing newsworthy to say (likes Ed Sheeran; doesn't like rap: "I prefer Mary Had a Little Lamb without a bad drum beat") wasn't a problem.

You can call that double standards if you like, but I prefer to call it a simple statement of fact.

You could pour on some zesty water icing to finish it off if you like, but I prefer to keep it simple with just an extra grind of pepper and a sprinkling of finely grated zest.

I don't like conflict; I prefer to be an agent of harmony.