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I could not find any examples of this usage, but what I'm basically asking is
whether or not this is possible:

> 怒るより悲しいですよ
>
> Rather than being mad, I am sad

Is this a legitimate way of using より?
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Can より be used differently than saying "b more x than a"?
It is a legitimate way of using より, but not a legitimate way of using 怒る ;)
(If I understand you correctly, that is.)

For 怒る, you want to express a state, which you should do with the ~ている form.
That is,

> 怒ってるより悲しいんです

(Inserting the explanatory ん makes it sound a little better...)

より works best though, if you use two constructions, which are the same, e.g.

> 怒ってるより、苦しんでいます

Other variations on the same theme:

> 怒ってるというより、悲しいんですよ  
>  怒ってるんじゃなくて、悲しいんですよ  
>  怒ってるというか、悲しいんですよ
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