Sentence examples for rather do not from inspiring English sources
It was later that day, after leaving two small Massachusetts shacks empty-handed, that we understood just how much weather influences what we eat, or rather do not eat.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches that "when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets" but rather "do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret".
After all, a hypothetical "Opt out" or rather "Do not index these pages I swear are about me and harmful" is considerably less far-fetched a privacy solution than Erick Schmidt's suggestion that people change their names.
One of the effects of the Reformation was to eliminate the abuses of the cult of saints, and as a result, it is a common misconception that Lutherans do not have (or rather, do not venerate) saints.
(P 7) If I do something and cannot do it right, I [would] rather do not do it at all.
He already had relatives in Austria, which made moving more attractive: If I do something and cannot do it right, I [would] rather do not do it at all.
(Or, rather, don't see Shakespeare in Love).
This is something young people get, or rather don't get.
Our principle should not be "Never negotiate with terrorists" but rather "Don't reward terrorism".
"Now banks rather don't lend than risk the reputational damage when they would have to close down a school".
