unwilling

Example Sentences

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Included in the tally was more than $5,000 for the ambulance ride to Kansas, which Washington Regional was unwilling to pay for.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

United are unwilling to overpay, or get drawn into protracted negotiations.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But Cuba’s leaders appear unwilling to make major concessions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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

But unwilling to hazard the responsibility, she let me in, and presently brought the sharp message that I was to “come up.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens