Sentence examples for rather than yes from inspiring English sources

Yes, and rather than yes, but.

Harry says "yeah" rather than "yes" (as does Malfoy), and occasionally "I s'pose".

Often, when he answered questions, he said "True," rather than yes, giving his responses an air of authority.

People ask the question, "Does it work or not?" But rather than yes or no, the answer is often: "If it works, under what circumstances and with what supports?" We'll try to do research that answers the type of questions policymakers ask.

Now don't get me wrong, this is in no way a commentary on voting NO rather than YES on each proposal.

(The platform fight was won, though I had to get a platform committee member to vote no rather than yes on the proposal to make sure we got the convention floor fight we wanted. The convention was my only involvement in that campaign).

It's a "yes, save for this" kind of sentiment, rather than a "yes, buy it now!" one.

Is that correct?" Rather than say yes, Waxman replied: "Well, we've asked that they be granted habeas relief".

Rather than voting yes or no, MiVote's users are asked a far more nuanced question that takes a long-term view.

These are laws that in effect criminalise a class of people, rather than behaviours (yes, I know I could choose not to have sex or meaningful relationships, but really, could you?) This is not a natural or wholesome state of affairs.

First of all, it could mean that a staggering 90% of a site's visitors would run a mile rather than saying yes to accepting a simple Google Analytics cookie.