ready willing and able

Example Sentences

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It seems there are plenty of jobs available in the U.S. for people who show up ready, willing and able to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“We are ready, willing and able to go forward and demolish these buildings,” Gaines told the commissioners.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

"We are ready, willing and able to find bipartisan common ground," Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Thursday.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

“He remains ready, willing, and able to return to his job just as soon as his constitutional rights are vindicated. It is really that simple,” they wrote.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023

The only adequate answer is that so few are 196 ready, willing, and able to receive it in the right way, and to use and not abuse it.

From The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology by Buck, J. D. (Jirah Dewey)