For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bond- age.

If they'd been the sort to prefer death to slavery, they would have had it long since.

"We would prefer death to the government of fascists," he said.

A man prefers death to an existence such as that!

I would prefer silent death; but violence is acceptable in this emergency.

He may prefer death over having that around his neck again.

A note was found in which Bow stated she preferred death to a public life.

There is not a woman in the world but would prefer death to such an union.

But the woman of his dreams prefers death to life with a horrible dwarf.

"I don't understand a person who prefers death to life."