How to use "than" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "than" in popular movie and book plots

  • Jack encounters a Mysterious Man who mocks him for trying to sell his cow for more than a "sack of beans" and then vanishes.  - Into the Woods
  • After more than thirty days the ship anchors off the seat of the government near the mouth of the big river.  - Heart of Darkness
  • He had more common sense than Brad but was not immune to trouble.  - Home Improvement (TV series)
  • Hitler ordered brutal reprisals that resulted in the execution of more than 4,900 people.  - Heinrich Himmler
  • Rhett, more drunk than Scarlett has ever seen him, returns home from the party long after Scarlett.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • At first, Minilla has difficulty producing anything more than atomic smoke rings, but Godzilla discovers that stressful conditions (ie.  - Son of Godzilla
  • Carrie lists her more than thirty sexual partners.  - Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • Vowels will almost always have four or more distinguishable formants; sometimes there are more than six.  - Formant
  • As the discussion gets heated, he states that he thinks women are more faithful than men.  - Eyes Wide Shut
  • Rather than kill his beloved Paul, though, Duncan's ghola body reacts against its own programming and recovers Duncan's full consciousness.  - Dune Messiah
  • Is there greater purpose to life than consolidating power.  - Chapterhouse: Dune
  • An Entwicklungsroman ("development novel") is a story of general growth rather than self-cultivation.  - Bildungsroman
  • During the first episode, disparities in wealth are shown to be more pronounced than in previous periods in post-war Japan.  - Bubblegum Crisis
  • As Merrick dies, he tells Buffy to do things her own way rather than live by the rules of others and he says "remember about the music".  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
  • The narrator reflects on the epidemic and reaches the conclusion that there is more to admire than to despise in humans.  - The Plague
  • The animals remain convinced that they are better off than they were under mr Jones.  - Animal Farm

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