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 this option only applies to those unwilling to return to China, Fan explains, as such affidavits lose force if an immigrant ever re-enters China.
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
There, Jeff’s aptitude for all things science became apparent and his siblings became unwilling participants in his experiments.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 June 2025
And both walked to their final hole Friday morning unwilling to give an inch, tied and pacing the early field at six-under at the U.S. Senior Open.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
So far, the EU seems unwilling to give up its present arrangement.
—Joe Grogan, National Review, 27 June 2025
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
There, Jeff’s aptitude for all things science became apparent and his siblings became unwilling participants in his experiments.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 June 2025
And both walked to their final hole Friday morning unwilling to give an inch, tied and pacing the early field at six-under at the U.S. Senior Open.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
So far, the EU seems unwilling to give up its present arrangement.
—Joe Grogan, National Review, 27 June 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 5 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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