How to Use at will in a Sentence

at will

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  • The labels can change, pages can multiply and functions can be reassigned at will.
    New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Not to mention that an open capital account comes with the volatility of capital moving in and out at will.
    Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Water benders can freeze ice or raise currents at will; earth benders can move rock or even, in some cases, manipulate metal.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Put simply, the theory says the president should be able to issue orders to subordinates and to fire them at will.
    Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Soon, such drones were striking at will on Russian munitions depots, supply convoys, and transport routes.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Founder Jie Tang declared that advanced AI should be open to anyone, not belong to a small group, or be pulled back at will.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • How willing are Mbappé, Dembélé and Olise to press from the front to prevent France being played through at will?
    Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • With no defensive work required, the South Americans just set up camp on the edge of England’s box and were allowed to attack at will.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • In truth, Thomas Tuchel’s decision to go ultra-defensive early gave Scaloni’s side license to attack at will.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Perhaps Messi’s greatest gift is this ability to control his opponent’s attention, to deflect and attract it at will.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • But other recent Supreme Court cases have gone the other way, protecting the president’s authority to fire other high-level government officials at will.
    Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • Vacanza, in its quiet Amsterdam origins and American arrival, suggests that the world’s most transporting experiences can be carried lightly, worn close to the skin, and summoned at will.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Bartůňková and Krejčíková share finesse in the front of the court as well as deceptive power, with Bartůňková’s excellent spot-serving giving her a platform and Krejčíková’s ability to change rhythm at will trying to destabilize it.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • That ruling, issued by the Court last month, expanded the President’s power to fire the leaders of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission at will.
    Connor Greene, Time, 10 July 2026

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