be unwilling
Example Sentences
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Real are known to be unwilling to pay Chelsea's asking price unless they are able to raise significant funds in player sales, having also been linked with a move for Manchester City midfielder Rodri.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
State Department assessments concluded that Putin would ultimately be unwilling to relinquish maximalist demands—a conclusion that outside analysts have also made in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
Homeowners might be unwilling because of fire-related trauma to start anew in the same place they used to live.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
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
