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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Arab states were working to avert US strikes on Iran, with Washington bellicose and Tehran unwilling to look weak.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Public operators, still shaped by the lessons of the last decade, appear unwilling to sacrifice capital efficiency for near-term market share.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
For decades male contraception was dismissed as a niche solution for a potentially unwilling user.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
That said, some officers and detectives were unwilling—at least initially—to cast suspicion on the shooting victims themselves.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Public operators, still shaped by the lessons of the last decade, appear unwilling to sacrifice capital efficiency for near-term market share.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
For decades male contraception was dismissed as a niche solution for a potentially unwilling user.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
That said, some officers and detectives were unwilling—at least initially—to cast suspicion on the shooting victims themselves.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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