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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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Lacking clear guidance on what constitutes acceptable use of AI, more than half are unwilling to admit using AI at work.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The restaurant industry depends on immigrants to do jobs others are often unwilling to do, Chucri said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
But for all this time, Republicans have proven unwilling to withstand overwrought attacks about wanting to kill Big Bird.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 July 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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