Sentence examples for rather failed from inspiring English sources
Mr. Rather failed this time-honored standard and is wise to recognize the inevitable.
It was at the former Brawn team that the other big story of 2010 happened — or rather, failed to.
Westhoff said he was "very, very disappointed" in how the Jets used Tebow — or, rather, failed to use him.
The New Art Gallery Walsall A bittersweet masterpiece by Caruso St John, opened in 2000, has rather failed to energise the West Midlands town.
The acres left up for grabs in 1980 are often referred to as the "1002 area," after the section of the bill that dealt — or, rather, failed to deal — with their fate.
It typified an Academy Awards show this year that rather failed to reconcile its desire to appeal to younger audiences with its need to remain reverential to its legacy.
They would rather fail as their own boss than succeed as second-in command.
"We'd rather fail trying something bigger," said Uldis Leiterts, 28, one of the co-founders.
I would way rather fail in someone's eyes than be that sort of tepid… that's the worst.
Characters appear for a sentence or two, then recede into the chorus, creating a sense of how the Americans they encounter see — or, rather, fail to see — them.
