Sentence examples for rather will be from inspiring English sources

The robots will not need to be completely autonomous, but rather will be "supervised" by human operators, much as ground-based pilots now fly military drones.

The former holder of the Best Friend position, Lou Solomon, will not be leaving the organization but, rather, will be transitioning into the newly created post of Independent Phone Acquaintance.

If the rest of your assets go to your spouse, the tax on this portion, called the marital share, is not eliminated, but rather will be postponed until that person's death.

"Accordingly," the judge wrote, "Rather will be given an opportunity to show that his nominal assignments as a correspondent did not relieve CBS from its obligation to pay him, in March 2005, the sums to which he was then entitled".

"That key day, rather, will be the day the troika" — the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank —  "comes back to Athens to meet the new government," writes Giorgos Malouhos of the Greek daily To Vima, as translated by Presseurop.

Here's Palin on same: Government's supposed to serve from the bottom up and not move towards this top-down, big-government takeover, but rather will be protectors of individual rights, who also have enough common sense to acknowledge when conditions have drastically changed, and they're willing to call an audible and pass the ball when it's time so the team can win.

Rather, taxes will be due after the stock is sold.

Rather more will be dancing jigs around their respective kitchens.

Rather, it will be existing owners who benefit.

Size, or rather length, will be a crucial battleground between the services.

Rather, it will be the world's first vibrating "wet shave" blade.