Sentence examples for rather a little from inspiring English sources

He wasn't very sporty, rather a little chubby.

Actually, it's not a pond, but rather a little perk Maplewoodians get in return for high property taxes.

These woes may help explain why the festival had been widely and rather a little too conclusively declared a disappointment before it was even over (it ends Sunday).

Sometimes, it really is better to be a big fish in a little pond, rather a little fish in a big pond.

Adam Boulton, political editor of Sky News, steps down (or rather a little back from the front line) after 25 years.

In a letter to a friend, Ruskin concluded from the event that "to be a first-rate painter, you mustn't be pious — but rather a little wicked and entirely a man of the world".

He insists that he is not superstitious, but rather "a little-stitious".

"They'd rather take a little loss quickly, rather than waiting and seeing".

Most parents would rather pay a little extra to have a happy child, rather than not buy pills/therapy and have an anxious and unhealthy child.

The collection seemed under pressure to be clear — rather than a little complex, a little vulgar.

We'd rather avoid a little pain today than a lot of pain tomorrow.