Examples of 'had rather' in a sentence
Meaning of "had rather"
Had rather is a phrase used to indicate a preference for one thing over another
How to use "had rather" in a sentence
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I had rather trusted to hear from you.
We have both had rather a full day.
I had rather give his carcass to my hounds.
I mean we both had rather small apartments.
I had rather to adopt a child than get it.
Peter had had rather a lot.
He had rather strict instructions about content.
My magazine has had rather a setback.
I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow.
You look as if you have had rather a pasting.
I would had rather a good idea for it.
Restructuring processes were vital but had rather harsh consequences.
I have had rather a run of bad luck.
But he said he had rather died.
Had rather keep it all for himself.
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And we still had rather a lot of work to do.
Had rather a lot to drink.
They have had rather a bad time.
Had rather a flare for it.
That day we had rather heavy losses.
I had rather be first in a village than second at.
Poor chap does seem to have had rather a grim time of it.
I had rather give his carcass to myhounds.
I realize you must have had rather a severe shock tonight.
I had rather be in his place than yours.
But his ideas on eugenics had rather lost their appeal.
I have had rather a lot of wine tonight.
Whether till the next night she had rather stay.
You have had rather a rough passage.
He was acting rather furtively and had rather a heavy suitcase.
He has had rather a tiring time lately.
The remaining neck vertebrae all had rather low spinal processes.
I had rather you thought anything else of me.
It was said the young emperor had rather favorable impressions of him.
I had rather a delicate matter to discuss with him.
And there were four where we had rather exciting evidence of regression of disease.
I had rather thought to concentrate on my poetry for a while.
He was a very good horse and had rather a special but appealing personality.
I had rather thought hot dog and match.
Undoubtably this technique had rather limited success over the years.
I had rather we had done this together.
It received little media attention and generally had rather disappointing reviews.
The islanders had rather a different experience.
Parents describe finding out things they had rather not have known.
I had rather lie in the woolen.
You can see Edith had rather eccentric tastes.
It had rather a nice bitter taste.
I am going to admit I would had rather a few too many that night.
I had rather have a handful or two of dried pease.
If it were not for this thought I had rather be an oyster than a man.
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Then we knew we had the wrong guy
We had so much fun up on the mountain today
Examples of using Rather
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I would rather listen to a drunk than him
This creates confusion rather than clarity
He would rather be at work with that bitch
