Better example sentences
Related (10): good, well, improve, improvement, superior, excellent, worse, best, enhance, preferable
"Better" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- feel better
- get better
- better off
- better than
- better days
- for the better
- better luck
- better half
- know better
- had better
- the better part of
- better yet
Examples by Level
A1
- This book is better than that one.
- I feel better now.
A2
- The weather is better today than yesterday.
- She's getting better at speaking English every week.
B1
- I thought the movie would be better, but honestly it was kind of disappointing.
- Things are getting better at work since we got a new manager.
B2
- He'd convinced himself that leaving was better for everyone, though deep down he knew he was just running away.
- The second attempt was marginally better, though still far from what she'd envisioned.
C1
- What we often mistake for progress is merely the substitution of one set of problems for another, equally complex but ostensibly better.
- She'd learned that accepting 'better' rather than waiting for perfect was perhaps the most mature decision she'd ever made.
C2
- There exists a peculiar kind of wisdom in recognizing when 'better' is not merely an improvement but a fundamental shift in perspective.
- The notion that things could be better had sustained her through the darkest periods, though she'd come to understand that hope itself was sometimes the cruelest better.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I woke up feeling so much better than I did yesterday.
- The coffee at the corner shop is way better than the stuff we make at home.
💼 Workplace
- The new system is better, but honestly it's going to take everyone a while to adjust.
- She's better at handling difficult clients than anyone else on the team.
📊 Business
- Our Q3 numbers are better than last year, which is what the board wanted to hear.
- The competitor's product is better in some ways, but ours has stronger customer loyalty.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I found a better deal online, so I'm returning this one.
- The organic version costs more, but it's supposedly better for you.
✈️ Travel
- The hotel we booked for the second night is so much better than the first one.
- I'd heard the weather would be better in the south, and they were right.
📚 Education
- His grades are better this semester since he started actually studying.
- The teacher said my essay was better than my last one, which made me really proud.
❤️ Relationships
- We're doing better now that we actually talk about things instead of just avoiding them.
- He knew things would never be better between them, but he had to try anyway.
📰 News / Politics
- The administration claims the economy is better, but people on the street don't feel it.
- Analysts say the situation is better than it was six months ago, though still fragile.
💻 Technology
- The new software update is supposed to be better for battery life.
- This app is better than the one I was using before — way fewer ads.
📝 Formal Writing
- The revised proposal demonstrates better alignment with stakeholder objectives and resource constraints.
- Statistical analysis indicates that outcomes were significantly better in the treatment group compared to the control.