How to use preference in a sentence

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More sentences with preference

• I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.From the entry abstain
• Mom and Dad vetoed our menu preferences for the holiday meal.From the entry veto
• The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.From the entry usual
• Notwithstanding personal preferences, the school district's rules on the topic govern our decision.From the entry notwithstanding
• When assigning custody, the preference of the child will be considered, but it is not determinative.From the entry determinative
• A major problem with polling is that people often give nonattitudes when asked about their political preferences.From the entry nonattitude
• The borrower's preference for a nonstructurable loan allowed for greater flexibility in repayment, accommodating irregular income streams.From the entry nonstructurable
• She drank gin and tonic by preference.From the entry gin and tonic
• Her dad is so opinionated that the others' preferences were overridden and no one had any fun on the outing.From the entry opinionated
• According to Christine Royston, CMO at Wrike, these shifts are more than just generational preferences.2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original…. From the entry CMO
• However, gathering high-quality human preference labels can be a time-consuming and expensive endeavor.2023, “RLAIF: Scaling Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback with AI Feedback”, in Arxiv. From the entry RLAIF
• "Well, I guess I know what I like," he once said when asked about his preferences.2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone. From the entry adhere
• Such native ginkgos remain rare, with a preference for rich, streamside habitats.2015 October 29, Dave Taft, “The Female Ginkgo Tree’s Acrid Smell of Success”, in The New York Times. From the entry ginkgo
• Whimbrels in Iceland show a strong preference for sparsely vegetated riverplains.2015 July 11, “The Effects of Habitat Type and Volcanic Eruptions on the Breeding Demography of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus”, in…. From the entry riverplains
• Aside from a preference for wines from grapes grown organically or biodynamically, Ms.2009 February 25, Eric Asimov, “Asian Fusion, via the Wine List”, in New York Times. From the entry biodynamically
• “There is a definite regulatory preference in New Jersey for brownfield and urban infill sites,” said Mr.2008 March 30, Antoinette Martin, “Why Dumps Are Gaining in Allure”, in New York Times. From the entry antisprawl
• Thus, markets can only elicitate environmental preferences if new property rights are introduced.2008, Horst Siebert, Economics of the Environment: Theory and Policy, page 71. From the entry elicitate
• Question: To whom should a married man should give much preference, either his mother or wife?2007 November 1, Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, Islam: Questions and Answers - Manners (Part 1), MSA Publication Limited, →ISBN, page 301. From the entry priority
• In these measures, strength of preference is inferred by degree of vasocongestive response.2007 December 22, Daniel Brian Krupp, “Through Evolution’s Eyes: Extracting Mate Preferences by Linking Visual Attention to Adaptive…. From the entry vasocongestive
• For example, a company may want to study the shopping preferences of each customer to facilitate upsales.2007, Ting Yu, Sushil Jajodia, Secure Data Management in Decentralized Systems, page 354. From the entry upsale
• The pre-to-post shift in preferences toward the advertised brand is the persuasion measure.2006, Rajiv Grover, Marco Vriens, The Handbook of Marketing Research. From the entry pre-to-post
• They liked ash for oars but for poles no preference is given in the journals.2004, Verne C. Huser, “Traveling upstream and down”, in On the River With Lewis and Clark (Environmental History series), volume 19, Texas…. From the entry river bottom
• SQL is pronounced either "ess-kue-ell" or "see-kwell" depending on your preference.2003, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, The Programmer's Guide to SQL, Apress, page 1. From the entry kue
• Knowledge of expansion paths is shown to improve the power of nonparametric tests of revealed preference.2003, Richard W. Blundell, Martin Browning, and Ian A. Crawford (January 2003), "Nonparametric Engel curves and revealed preference"…. From the entry revealed preference
• "Their claim is that since theories reflect cultural, historical, and social preferences, they are value-laden."2003 April 30, John Z. Sadler, Descriptions and Prescriptions: Values, Mental Disorders, and the DSMs, JHU Press. From the entry value-laden
• My physical preference tends more to very masculine-bodied non-transitioning stone TG butches.c. 2000, Sonya, “Femme Identity: Stone-Butch/Femme Dynamic, FTM/Femme Dynamic”, in Transensual Femme, archived from the original on 20 May…. From the entry stone
• In choice tests, females approach calls that contain chucks in preference to calls that contain no chucks.1998, Scott Freeman, Jon C. Herron, Evolutionary Analysis, page 604. From the entry chuck
• Thus, we observe the elderly’s revealed preference for health plan combinations with different features.1998, Katherine M. Harris and Michael P. Keane (26 November 1998 [the printed version gives the date incorrectly as 1999]), A model of…. From the entry revealed preference
• These arguments are used to justificate the preference for the road transport.1993, Carlos E. Myreböe, A Study of Two Export Processes of Eucalyptuswood from Uruguay. From the entry justificate
• The human alternative is to use this emotional energy to uplevel addictions to preferences.1986, Ken Keyes, A conscious person's guide to relationships, page 59. From the entry uplevel
• A basic human characteristic is the preference for consumption today over consumption tomorrow.1985, Phillip Crowson, Economics for Managers: A Professionals’ Guide, 3rd edition, Macmillan Press, page 26. From the entry jam tomorrow
• She outwardly expresses no preference for either option, considering each to hold certain consequences incident to it.1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume…. From the entry incident
• People from different regions of China have their own preferences in tea drinking.1980 June 1, “Tea gives flavor to Chinese traditions”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXI, number 21, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3. From the entry Puerh
• Some gay ministers have acted homophobically to conceal their own preferences.1979 December 1, Raphoel, “Seminarians at Harvard”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 10. From the entry homophobically
• While people do not flaunt their preferences, there is also no attempt to hide the facts.1978 February 4, Eric Rogers, “Men And Child Care”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 30, page 9. From the entry goulash
• Thus far, the discussion has treated the relationship between preferences and governmental outcomes rather loosely.1969, Charles F. Cnudde, Deane E. Neubauer, Empirical Democratic Theory, page 523. From the entry nonallegiant
• If anything, of course, he could for preference look even iller and more zombyish than he does.1962, Anthony Burgess, chapter 5, in A Clockwork Orange, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, published 1963, →ISBN, part 3, pages 159–160. From the entry zombyish

Meaning of preference

1. noun The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of").
2. noun The option to so select, and the one selected.
3. noun The state of being preferred over others.

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Questions about preference in a sentence

How do you use preference in a sentence?

Preference is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He has a preference for crisp wines.”

What is a short sentence with preference?

“He has a preference for crisp wines.”

What does preference mean?

Preference means the selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of").