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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And the individuals were transported to the hospital and also were unwilling to cooperate with the investigation, records said.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
While Troy may well have been sacked in a war, historians are largely unwilling to accept that it was ever destroyed by a crack team of Greek soldiers hidden inside a giant wooden horse.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
But social mobility in this dog-eat-dog environment comes at a high price, one the benevolent Rastignac is initially unwilling to pay.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
But let’s set aside the fact for a moment that a sequel might not include some of Jackson’s biggest hits and would instead focus on a controversial moment in the singer’s life that his estate may be unwilling or unable to explore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
While Troy may well have been sacked in a war, historians are largely unwilling to accept that it was ever destroyed by a crack team of Greek soldiers hidden inside a giant wooden horse.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
But social mobility in this dog-eat-dog environment comes at a high price, one the benevolent Rastignac is initially unwilling to pay.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
But let’s set aside the fact for a moment that a sequel might not include some of Jackson’s biggest hits and would instead focus on a controversial moment in the singer’s life that his estate may be unwilling or unable to explore.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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