unwilling

Example Sentences

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Critics argue that the Fed Put creates moral hazard, as investors grow to expect the Fed to step in and so take risks they would otherwise be unwilling to take.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Constructing it in the midst of the invasion proved difficult, in part because suppliers and haulers were unwilling to take the insurance risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Clearly, Barcelona are unwilling to pay £26m for him.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

That intervention sent a clear message that the justices were deeply skeptical of the appeals court’s ruling and unwilling to let it blow up the regulator.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Molly’s hands trembled, and for a moment she hesitated, unwilling or unable to touch it, before at last reaching in and roughly unspooling the film.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny