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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This spring a jury determined that former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt sidelined the city’s communications directors for being unwilling to stretch the truth.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
Yet, this was a classic case of a kneejerk reaction from WWE fans who were unwilling to let the story play out.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
After that, labor leaders were unwilling to accept new terms Polis sought to introduce — namely, that organized labor and Democratic lawmakers consider cutting restaurant workers’ tipped minimum wages in some places or discuss expanding charter schools.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The federal law was enacted in 1878 following the Civil War, when former Confederate states were either unwilling or unable to enforce civil laws.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 May 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
Yet, this was a classic case of a kneejerk reaction from WWE fans who were unwilling to let the story play out.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
After that, labor leaders were unwilling to accept new terms Polis sought to introduce — namely, that organized labor and Democratic lawmakers consider cutting restaurant workers’ tipped minimum wages in some places or discuss expanding charter schools.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
The federal law was enacted in 1878 following the Civil War, when former Confederate states were either unwilling or unable to enforce civil laws.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 May 2025
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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwilling. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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unwilling
adjective
un·will·ing
ˌən-ˈwil-iŋ 
ˈən-
: not willing
unwillingly
adverb
unwillingness
noun
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