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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Alas, King and Conqueror is unwilling to meet its characters on anything but 21st-century terms.
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The Golden State Warriors know restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga is their best trade asset, but the team has been unwilling to accept any sign-and-trades.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Potential jurors who are unwilling, for moral or religious reasons, to sentence someone to death can be excluded from the jury by a judge.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But others, including several students who spoke to the Free Press, were critical of her tenure, describing her as aloof and unwilling to meet with students, faculty and others.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The Golden State Warriors know restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga is their best trade asset, but the team has been unwilling to accept any sign-and-trades.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Potential jurors who are unwilling, for moral or religious reasons, to sentence someone to death can be excluded from the jury by a judge.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But others, including several students who spoke to the Free Press, were critical of her tenure, describing her as aloof and unwilling to meet with students, faculty and others.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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