be unwilling
Example Sentences
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Some fans might simply be unwilling to pay the asking price to see a team that has fallen short of expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Absent a much larger U.S. military operation, they might be unwilling to cooperate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
It is thought China would be unwilling to openly violate these sanctions by accepting a fresh tranche of workers.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024
How ironic for people, normally so concerned with personal identity, to be unwilling to put their names proudly alongside their rhetoric.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Elisha picked out the song on the piano, his fingers seeming to hesitate, almost to be unwilling.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
