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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For decades, American presidents have tip-toed around China, unwilling to anger Chinese leaders.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The most unwilling sorority in the country met three months ago on the rooftop of a law firm, just a block away from the White House’s campus.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The former supervisor also said the employees listed in the document were among the few who were available more often than others, as many candidates would be unwilling to work evening and weekend shifts.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Snyder, according to multiple people close to the World Cup bid, seemed unwilling to spend millions of dollars on improvements — some of them permanent, some of them temporary and FIFA-mandated — to a stadium that was likely near the end of its shelf life.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The most unwilling sorority in the country met three months ago on the rooftop of a law firm, just a block away from the White House’s campus.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The former supervisor also said the employees listed in the document were among the few who were available more often than others, as many candidates would be unwilling to work evening and weekend shifts.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Snyder, according to multiple people close to the World Cup bid, seemed unwilling to spend millions of dollars on improvements — some of them permanent, some of them temporary and FIFA-mandated — to a stadium that was likely near the end of its shelf life.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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