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better than
More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.
Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]
Example Sentences
Better than any virtual character a crack visual effects team could conjure, the long-faced gentle giant of a dog that gives “The Friend” its abiding soulfulness — a black-splotched Great Dane with the drooping eyes of a silent-era clown, credited as Bing — is also, it turns out, among the best co-stars a superlative onscreen sufferer like Naomi Watts could have in her long, storied career.
“When he played it for people to get feedback, the question he asked was, ‘Is it better than ‘Yesterday?,’ ” says Leslie.
In both countries, they’re better than America’s in many respects.
He was really good against Plymouth, much better than today, but I am happy for him.
Ms Gosling, 57, from Sheffield, said her sister's hands "couldn't have gone to anyone better" than Corinne Hutton, who lost her legs and hands as a result of sepsis in 2013.
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