free will
Example Sentences
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Are you entering into this of your own free will — without any coercion?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Every time I come to a BTS concert, I realise how happy I am that I can like and support someone of my own free will," Yeon-su, which is not her real name, says.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
In a song where vanity means being a “slave to makeup,” appearing willfully feminine might as well mean handing over your free will.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
I need to move, to go somewhere of my own free will, otherwise I'm going to explode in an ugly way.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
