Sentence examples for preferred to leave from inspiring English sources

"I would have preferred to leave".

He preferred to leave them in confusion.

But, he said, he would have preferred to leave the obituary as it was.

For all his success, Anderson preferred to leave the accolades to his players.

But fund-raising was a chore he preferred to leave to others.

He said he preferred to leave that to the political parties and other political elites.

But there is reason to suspect he preferred to leave mystery, wreckage and a confounded public.

His colleagues preferred to leave rates high, however, as they were focussed on inflation.

In the interview he preferred to leave that history between the lines.

Metellus was recalled; this was a bitter blow to Marius' prestige, and he preferred to leave Rome and visit Asia.

He said the popularity of the film reflected how the country was finally ready to confront historic demons that, until recently, it had preferred to leave dormant.