How to Use rather in a Sentence

rather

adverb

• The movie is a comedy, but rather a dull one.
• It rather annoyed me that he was late picking me up.
• I think the children watch rather too much television.
• Some words were said that were rather mean.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
• Or rather her team will be upset.
  — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
• But this is all rather extreme.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 May 2026
• Is your home feeling rather cold these days?
  — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
• This team has come a very long way in a rather short space of time.
  — Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• Yeah, that’s a rather obscure one.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
• This is not a game to prove who’s good, but rather who’s less bad.
  — Greg Cote october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
• Or rather, he would be compelled to rest more.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• Or rather, almost knocked down.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
• Or rather, someone who’s son has been there.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
• That’s sometimes led to some rather strange video calls.
  — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• Still, a worthwhile, if rather long, watch.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• That’s been the case for a minute — or, rather, for a half-decade now.
  — Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
• And then the gloves, or rather, the dark glasses came off.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
• And in that city there were four young men who formed a group and did rather well.
  — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
• When in Rome -- or Gainesville, rather -- right?
  — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
• Custom Line has been rather busy as of late.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
• Or rather not sang but yelped along happily.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
• Just not my cup of tea, or rather only in small doses.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• Just not my cup of tea, or rather only in small doses.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• Your own feelings could seem rather foreign to you at present.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
• Our agenda is rather modest so far.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
• Or rather, kicked several times in the head?
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
• But his comments are, at the very least, rather ironic.
  — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
• At first, the look and feel will be rather stiff and simplistic.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Jitters such as these are rather common.
  — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
• But some consumers would rather drink their milk raw despite the risk.
  — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026