Sentence examples for they preferred not from inspiring English sources

They preferred not to think.

(They preferred not to give their last names).

Others still came here for mysterious reasons that they preferred not to discuss.

As administrators confronted with the challenge of Daoist thought, they preferred not to take its message at face value.

Asked by the judge, jurors unanimously said they preferred not to speak to reporters after the trial.

Still the hyenas were silent, suggesting either that they needed no help to subdue the prey or that they preferred not to share it with their clan mates.

They prefer not to risk being caught with it.

If they are on the Titanic they prefer not to think about it.

They make trees look spooky, and they prefer not to be disturbed.

They prefer not to describe themselves as having an MBA in leadership.

They prefer not to be physically challenged by seating arrangements that would daunt even spelunkers.