willfully
Example Sentences
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Now, some health workers are willfully violating those rules in protest over unpaid wages, say aid workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
This is a willfully ignorant reading of the current reality of the country’s electoral politics, but Anthony Liuzzo was unsurprised by it.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“They willfully participated in his scams. They deserved to lose every penny,” another user wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
When I asked her once why she didn’t walk to the gym and do five minutes less on the treadmill, she looked at me as if I were being willfully provocative.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
