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Sooner

Sooner \Soon"er\, n. In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order to gain an unfair advantage.

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sooner

a. (en-comparative of: soon) adv. 1 (en-comparative of: soon) 2 rather.

WordNet
sooner
  1. adv. comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [syn: earlier]

  2. more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, rather]

Wikipedia
Sooner (disambiguation)

Sooner or Sooners may refer to:

  • Sooners, early Oklahoma, US settlers
    • Oklahoma Sooners, University of Oklahoma varsity sports teams named after the early settlers
  • Ottawa Sooners, Canadian football team in Ontario
  • 18876 Sooner, asteroid
  • A Girl Named Sooner, a 1975 TV movie

Usage examples of "sooner".

I that the high families would sooner see an Aberrant on the throne than a Weaver.

No sooner had the squire swallowed a large draught than he renewed the discourse on Jones, and declared a resolution of going the next morning early to acquaint Mr.

When therefore a new tip is reformed on an oblique stump, it probably is developed sooner on one side than on the other: and this in some manner excites the adjoining part to bend to one side.

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But Lucilian had no sooner recovered his spirits, than he betrayed his want of discretion, by presuming to admonish his conqueror that he had rashly ventured, with a handful of men, to expose his person in the midst of his enemies.

But no sooner had it started than instantly the aeronautic parks were to proceed to put together and inflate the second fleet which was to dominate Europe and manoeuvre significantly over London, Paris, Rome, St.

And they will the sooner set upon you, by reason of your comelinesse and audacity, in that you are not afeared at any time to walke in the streets.

They no sooner appeared in the sky before they were attacked by a horde of the alated and the ships went up in smoke as soon as the thunderbolts reached their vital parts.

She was no sooner gone than Jones, instead of animadverting on her behaviour, reflected that he was in the same bed which he was informed had held his dear Sophia.

Germain sooner, and the ambassador will not be astonished at this reply, as it is like many others given on similar occasions.

These will not be ready for action until November 1, but this would not preclude him from attacking sooner if a favourable opportunity were presented to him.

The Emma had been called in by aviso from her station off Rodriguez, but he had not looked for her sooner than Thursday.

I consented, but when his mother heard what was the matter with him, she said it would be much better to leave him as he was, as this was the third time he had been in this condition, and that to have him cured was a waste of money, as no sooner was he well than he began his dissipated life afresh.

If a cop is biased, sooner or later that bias is going to come out on the job, is what reporters say.

Some bibliomaniacs would sooner give away a book than suffer the anxiety of lending it.