adverb
definition
At that time; then.
preposition
definition
Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
example
A player than whom none is more skillful.
conjunction
definition
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
example
she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home
definition
(obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
Examples of than in a Sentence
He thinks you are better than us.
He has lived more than eighty years.
Alex had been hiding more than a father.
No one could have been more private than Josh.
Less than a week later she passed another milestone.
The school was more than a mile from their home, and the children trotted along as fast as their short legs could carry them.
It was high, much higher than he could reach.
I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
But I am making a simple statement that life is better now than it has ever been.
It was no fun to be pulled over the sharp stones in that way; but it was better than to be bitten by the wolf.
We don't need our computers to be infinitely fast, just a whole lot faster than they are today.
It was light enough to see a long way in the deserted street and it seemed more like morning or evening than night.
You have more than one option.
But there was no shepherd in Scotland that could have done better than Sirrah did that night.
Alex seemed to be more comfortable around Morino than he was around his father's family.
Even when I studied most earnestly it seemed more like play than work.
It crossed her mind that Alex might be more than uncomfortable in these surroundings.
Whether you are rich or poor, live in the developed world or the developing world, life today is better and easier than it was a century ago by virtually any measure.
Actions spoke louder than words.
Analysts declared each successive generation might be "the first to have a lower standard of living than their parents."
With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor.
It seemed to me that there could be nothing more beautiful than the sun, whose warmth makes all things grow.
We have time, just now, and I'd rather face the invis'ble bears than those wooden imps.
More than likely Alex didn't want to hear any more about danger, though.
Carmen couldn't make out more than a few words, but one of them was mare.
Alex would never cheat - not on someone he respected and admired more than anyone he knew.
I never had patience to arrange more than five or six groups at a time.
To him, it was no different than artificially inseminating a cow at his clinic... well, the concept wasn't.
More than that, he was willing to make concessions - in front of the children.
There's more than one but how many?
More than likely the correction was to prevent her from being embarrassed.
I guess the only thing he wanted more than that was a good woman and children.
I suppose no place is better than home on Christmas.
Some people just put more effort into distinguishing right from wrong than others.
He had access to his part much earlier than I did, so he was able to make some investments that really paid off.
This antibiotic seems to be working better than the previous one.
The medication they were giving her to clear up the congestion in her lungs was making her sleep a lot, but they thought that was better than having her upset all the time.
He said he felt bad about it, but conceded that Tessa had been less than honest with him on more than one occasion.
The trip to the airport and the flight to Illinois were both uneventful, the hotel accommodations better than they could have expected on such short notice.
The seclusion she knew well, having been brought up less than five miles from this house.
His kiss was no more out of line than her response.
Her erotic dreams were proof that he was becoming more than a friend to her, and that thought was troubling - both from the standpoint of her goals, and the fact that she was setting herself up for rejection.
The unknown can be worse than reality, and she had no idea what to expect on the flight.
It had taken more than an hour to get to school on the bus, making any after-school activities rare.
He and Sarah had done far more for her than could have been expected.
Not more than four hours ago he was so mad at her that he could hardly speak.
For the most part, the work she did for the Giddon family was little more than she would have done at home - with the exception that at home she probably would have made a sandwich instead of a meal.
So I've finally found something you're afraid of more than me.
Besides, I knew her far better than her husband.
I know better than that.