self-will
Example Sentences
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“My self-will had to be abandoned because my self-will was killing me,” Irsay said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
A rhythmic kick accompanies this brash takeover of youth and self-will.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
It also evokes the determination, the self-will, of countless immigrants who have chosen to make and call America their home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Thus, as Cooley’s film quickens and deepens, we get a fabulous running joke about the “inner voice,” a staple of American self-will since the days of Emerson.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2019
Still feeble in intellect, Enna Johnson had become as remarkable for gentleness and docility as she had formerly been for pride, arrogance and self-will.
From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Finley, Martha
