Sentence examples for rather flew from inspiring English sources

This rather flew in the face of its six-figure budget.

Cameron beat a path to Murdoch's door, or rather flew on a private jet to his yacht in the Mediterranean.

Mr. Rather flew to the area in a roundabout fashion, first landing in Bahrain, from there flying to Islamabad and then heading to Kabul by land.

Mr. Rather flew to Bahrain because he said he believed it offered the best access to Kandahar, where the fighting is heaviest and where he had hoped to hook up with the United States Marines.

In a sign of the intensity and duration of the planned campaign, the Air Force's stealthy, bat-winged B-2 bombers did not return to their hangars at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., after striking their targets halfway around the world, but rather flew on to Diego Garcia, a British island in the Indian Ocean, where they will reload for more bombing runs.

It rather flew under the radar last when it was released theatrically last year, but Lila and Eve (Netflix, 6 February) is a twisty vigilante thriller which affords the great Viola Davis a rare chance to shine – she plays a grief-stricken mother with arguably more vigour and commitment than the film deserves.

"Of course, I'd rather fly," he said.

Still, some at the university would rather fly.

"I would much rather fly on Soyuz than the shuttle".

Those who'd rather fly without gullwings can expect an SLS roadster next year.

"But, all else being equal, I would have rather flown out of Manchester," he said.