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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If colleges and universities are unwilling to do so, or if their leaders don’t understand the terms themselves, then maybe institutions need to rethink their AI strategies.
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Jeffrey C. Dixon, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
My father only shrugged and went to rest, unwilling to let hope pierce the armor of his weariness.
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And being unwilling to look at them is a huge red flag.
—Justin Ravitz, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The government had been unable - or unwilling - to fix it.
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Jeffrey C. Dixon, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
My father only shrugged and went to rest, unwilling to let hope pierce the armor of his weariness.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
And being unwilling to look at them is a huge red flag.
—Justin Ravitz, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The government had been unable - or unwilling - to fix it.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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