prefer to

Examples (10)

• I prefer tea to coffee in the morning.
• Many people prefer living in the city to living in the countryside.
• I prefer his earlier paintings to his later ones.
• Industries still tend to prefer virgin raw materials to recycled ones.
• She prefers walking to taking the bus.
• Most students prefer practical work to theoretical study.
• He preferred the small, quiet hotel to the large luxury resort.
• Some travelers prefer trains to planes for short distances.
• I prefer working alone to working in a large team.
• Huge majorities apparently prefer reducing unemployment to fighting inflation.