unwilling

Example Sentences

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“Most DSA elected officials are unwilling to meet with the opposition,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The fish has proved stubbornly unwilling to reproduce in captivity without intervention, but Japanese researchers succeeded in breeding Japanese eels from eggs in a laboratory setting in 2010 at great expense.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I built an AI “person” out of money who could work for me when I am unable or unwilling to work.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Shipowners are unwilling to risk crossing the strait, leading to hundreds of stranded ships and millions of barrels of oil cut off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

She hovered over him, as if unwilling to return to the stove.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix