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Examples of unwilling in a Sentence
He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.
unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so
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But those changes take political will that critics say L.A. leaders have mostly been unwilling to demonstrate, with deadly results.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Because Trump was alleged to have deceived voters, perhaps the jury was unwilling to simply shrug this off as business as usual.
—Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
Having the same arguments: Revisiting the same conflict multiple times with no changes can happen if someone in the relationship is unwilling to change, refuses to take accountability, or blames the other person for all of the relationship’s challenges.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 May 2024
His term was not without controversy however: He was accused of being unwilling to accommodate disabled children and blatantly disregarding the vision of his district’s education board, leading to unnecessary turmoil with students caught in the middle.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Because Trump was alleged to have deceived voters, perhaps the jury was unwilling to simply shrug this off as business as usual.
—Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
Having the same arguments: Revisiting the same conflict multiple times with no changes can happen if someone in the relationship is unwilling to change, refuses to take accountability, or blames the other person for all of the relationship’s challenges.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 May 2024
His term was not without controversy however: He was accused of being unwilling to accommodate disabled children and blatantly disregarding the vision of his district’s education board, leading to unnecessary turmoil with students caught in the middle.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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