would rather

idiom

—used to indicate what one wants or prefers to do, have, etc.

She would rather drive than take the train.

I would rather you didn't tell them.

"If you'd rather, we can go outside." "No, thanks—I'd rather not."

Which beach would you rather go to?

Examples of would rather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But his endeavors are challenged by corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who would rather stick to the status quo. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 May 2024

At least one network executive — who would rather chuckle anonymously — is amused by it all. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024

Any team starting from scratch would rather have Curry. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024

Additionally, 90% of rights owners would rather make money from a derivative work than take it down from a digital platform. —Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 9 May 2024

According to Reuters, ByteDance would rather shut down its U.S. TikTok operation than sell it. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024

Because there’s no question, the UFC would rather have a Jones or an Aspinall behind that microphone. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024

Those within the Premier League who would rather neither of those things come to pass, though, have a retort that sounds genuinely compelling. —Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024

State law does not recognize that some animal rescue organizations would rather fix stray cats and release them back in the wild rather than place such animals into shelters or put them up for adoption. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024