Examples of 'was rather' in a sentence
Meaning of "was rather"
was rather - This phrase is commonly used to express a degree of mild surprise or disappointment. It is often used to indicate that something was unexpected or not as anticipated
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was rather
I was rather firmly discouraged from continuing to try.
I thought the picture was rather attractive myself.
I was rather afraid you might not like it.
I think the bird was rather fond of him.
I was rather hoping you would say that.
In some ways she was rather like a child.
It was rather sudden and he was quite admired by all of us.
I thought that dress was rather slimming on you.
I was rather hoping for a morsel of pork pie.
I thought she was rather cool with him.
It was rather flattering to have strangers send us drinks.
I always thought death was rather a lonely fellow.
I was rather looking forward to rowing you around.
That roast aardvark was rather disappointing.
He was rather staying his back on the ground.
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But our belief was rather different.
He was rather out of sorts towards the end.
In the first bite it was rather a shock horror.
It was rather touch and go there for a bit.
I thought the guitarist was rather partial to you.
I was rather annoyed by the wobbling of the camera.
Only the king was rather a poor bowman.
I was rather hoping to see you play today.
What he had to say was rather disheartening.
He was rather confused and messed up the presentation.
I thought his statement was rather cautiously worded.
It was rather the response rates that were declining.
And from my side that was rather envy.
The crowd was rather quiet at the palace.
Our grasp of the context was rather poor.
Their function was rather to act as sources of information.
The idea of the restaurant was rather rushed.
The process was rather acute in the afternoon.
The impact of the project was rather limited.
Chrissie was rather careless about those things.
A maid and a businessman who was rather inebriated.
I was rather surprised at the appearance of the defendants.
Information on the education system was rather alarming.
My father was rather too fond of the stuff.
The result of credit compulsion was rather paradoxical.
It was rather the narrow perspective of an entire society.
All that talk of mistresses was rather exciting.
He was rather busy with his other duties.
The last load of millet was rather manco.
Missus was rather too hard with her.
But this particular one was rather special.
She was rather taken with him.
I hear your latest review was rather scathing.
He was rather fond of the quiet life.
Impact from the depression was rather minor.
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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
