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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The answer is that the second-tier California candidates this year, unlike Buttigieg and Klobuchar in 2020, were unwilling to put their egos aside for the greater good.
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Recognizing down to a task level that someone is either willing-able, unwilling-able, willing-unable or unwilling-unable is a foundation that separates leaders from managers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Sherman, over the years, has declined to publicly discuss whether the team’s low payroll is a result of financial limitations, a personal preference not to spend, or whether his business partners are unwilling to accept cash calls.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Included in the tally was more than $5,000 for the ambulance ride to Kansas, which Washington Regional was unwilling to pay for.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Recognizing down to a task level that someone is either willing-able, unwilling-able, willing-unable or unwilling-unable is a foundation that separates leaders from managers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Sherman, over the years, has declined to publicly discuss whether the team’s low payroll is a result of financial limitations, a personal preference not to spend, or whether his business partners are unwilling to accept cash calls.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Included in the tally was more than $5,000 for the ambulance ride to Kansas, which Washington Regional was unwilling to pay for.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 31 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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