The computer science professor explained how the greater thans in the code affected the sorting algorithm.

The linguist listed several less thans that she found in the corpus.

I finally submitted the report yesterday—better late than never.

Her stitching was finer than frog hair, so the seam was practically invisible.

Convincing everyone to switch to a four-day workweek is easier said than done.

When she published the exposé, she proved that the pen is mightier than the sword, changing public opinion overnight.

After his friends abandoned him in trouble, his sister proved that blood is thicker than water by staying by his side.

The activist's press release proved to be more cry than wool, full of dramatic claims but little supporting evidence.

I decided to bring an umbrella even though the forecast predicted only a slight chance of rain — better safe than sorry.

In spite of gossip that she was no better than one ought to be, her neighbors relied on her quietly generous nature.