Sentence examples for prefer from inspiring English sources
The word "prefer" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you would rather have one thing than another, or when you would like one thing better than another. Example sentence: I'd prefer to stay at home than go out tonight.
The graph reveals different intensities in his communications with various students, for example, which might reflect their different communication preferences (maybe they prefer face-to-face talks rather than email), or it might indicate that some are getting more supervisory attention than others.
A preference for DiCaprio, though, isn't simply hormonal downtime – who you'd prefer when you're not choosing for genes – but rather an indication of preferences in the longer term.
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We prefer Muzu or YouTube, but Spotify, SoundCloud or Grooveshark are fine.
Some people thrive on strife and stress, while others prefer total tedium.
We live in a culture obsessed with offence, which is not in itself a bad thing – most of us would agree that we would prefer not to anger or upset other people if we can help it.
There is a lot at stake and a lot of potential here, but the coalition seems to prefer shale gas, even though it is problematic, than this cheap and readily available form of fuel".
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