would sooner

/wʊd sˈuːnə/

/wʊd sˈuːnɚ/

[phrase]

would sooner

[PHRASE]

used to indicate one's preference to do, have, or achieve something (than something else)

Examples

1. Whatever apocalypse Huff Po fears is signaled not by teens dealing clumsily with tragedy but by a world that would sooner judge than converse with them, perhaps as a result of its own inability to confront death.

2. However in nature, any species that is overhunting, overexploiting the resources they depend on as nourishment, natural selection would sooner or later take the predator out, because it offsets the balance.

3. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.

4. Sadly, no. I think it's much more likely if Joe Biden wants to do something with the court, he he would sooner expand the court, add justices.