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Example sentences for "rather then"

  • But they tould him they had lived so long with out, and would doe still, rather then give so unreasonably.

  • O, the wordes and opinion of a beast, rather then of a man knowing vertue.

  • Our knowledge of the conditions of the origination of species, is so imperfect that we may possibly appear for some time to recede from, rather then to approach to, a solution of the question.

  • To the naturalist this subject opens up most inviting yet most difficult paths of research, to be entered on with caution and reverence, rather then in the bold and dashing spirit of many modern attempts.

  • How much trouble and discussion would have been saved, had he been aware of his humble origin, and never entertained the vain imagination that he was a child of God, rather then a mere product of physical evolution!

  • Thrise happie man, who fares them both atweene: 6 But sith this wretched woman ouercome Of anguish, rather then of crime hath beene, 8 Reserue her cause to her eternall doome, And in the meane vouchsafe her honorable toombe.

  • These be the Christian husbands: I haue a daughter Would any of the stocke of Barrabas Had beene her husband, rather then a Christian.

  • For him, I thinke not on him: for his thoughts, Would they were blankes, rather then fill'd with me Vio.

  • Now come my Ariell, bring a Corolary, Rather then want a Spirit; appear, & pertly.

  • Good hearts, deuise something: any extremitie, rather then a mischiefe Mist.

  • I feared much that he was first to knock me in the head; and happy are those that can escape so well, rather then be bourned.

  • Such is some mens activity, that they will needs make work rather then want it; and chuse to be doing amiss, rather then do nothing.

  • So give Us leave to say to you, If Christ had commanded you to do some great thing, would you not have done it, rather then be deprived of this Ordinance?

  • It also dictates to us, that our thoughts, seeing they cannot be all true by reason that we are not wholly perfect; what they have of truth, ought infallibly to occur in those which we have being awake, rather then in our dreams.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    above the; civil life; dark spots; for thee; just east; par cons; rather coarse; rather deep; rather difficult; rather fancy; rather fine; rather have; rather high; rather larger; rather more; rather narrow; rather nice; rather obtuse; rather short; rather stout; rather thick; rather think; rather would; shall live; sharp glance; then quickly