Used in a Sentence

sooner

How to use sooner in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sooner.

Editorial note

It will work well enough most of the time, but sooner or later, you'll crash the SUV.

Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a native or resident of Oklahoma

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sooner gathered in one view.

noun

a native or resident of Oklahoma

adverb

comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"

adverb

more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sooner.

adverb

comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"

adverb

more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

Example sentences

1

It will work well enough most of the time, but sooner or later, you'll crash the SUV.

2

People who say they dont care about the costs often cave sooner, because they are showing that theyre weak.

3

The ordinary human being would sooner starve than live on brown bread and raw carrots.

4

With nginx I was able to move on to the "get frustrated by Wordpress" phase of server setup much sooner!

5

The problem is HR issues like these are very touchy and toxic and most companies would sooner not deal with it.

6

If no one's doing that, we're almost sure to run ourselves into serious trouble sooner or later.

7

The data-entry clerk peon has to ignore that they're completely replaceable and that they'll probably be replaced by a computer sooner or later.

8

I am more than happy to continue using the platform, but this frictionless sharing scares the crap out of me, and will see me closing my account sooner rather than later if it continues down the path that it looks to be going down.

9

My first thought is to go with something like "We help individuals collaborate by [whatever it is this thing does]" simply because that gets me a frame of reference faster and gets to talking about the interesting part sooner.

10

Perhaps he'd have learned about it sooner had more people learned how cryptography actually works, by coding attacks, rather than reading books and coding crypto tools; after all, Colin circulates the code to Tarsnap so people can find exactly these kinds of bugs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sooner in a sentence?

It will work well enough most of the time, but sooner or later, you'll crash the SUV.

What does sooner mean?

a native or resident of Oklahoma

What part of speech is sooner?

sooner is commonly used as noun, adverb.