would sooner
idiom
—used to indicate what someone wants or prefers to do, have, etc.
He would sooner lose everything than admit that he was wrong.
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John Elway would sooner crowd surf with the yokels in Oakland’s Black Hole than tank a season.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Or are lofty ideals simply not enough to overcome biological coding so wary of strangers that our bodies would sooner die than accept foreign tissue?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Joe Biden would sooner sprout tentacles than commit to a culmination in Ukraine that includes reclaiming Crimea.
—Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
Others would sooner sleep with a stranger than hold their hand in public, and both were welcome to share.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Or are lofty ideals simply not enough to overcome biological coding so wary of strangers that our bodies would sooner die than accept foreign tissue?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Joe Biden would sooner sprout tentacles than commit to a culmination in Ukraine that includes reclaiming Crimea.
—Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
Others would sooner sleep with a stranger than hold their hand in public, and both were welcome to share.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Would sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20sooner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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