unwilling

Example Sentences

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But we aren’t a refuge for those unwilling to do the hard work of reforming their own states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But they have proved unwilling while the conflict rages.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly vented his frustration that allied nations were unwilling to help escort ships through the waterway.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

When she confronts him outside his workplace, he is unwilling to speak or make eye contact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The paradox—and a fearful paradox it is—is that the American Negro can have no future anywhere, on any continent, as long as he is unwilling to accept his past.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin