unwilling

Example Sentences

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Attitudes toward the test are changing, with students and parents more and more unwilling to trade physical and mental health for high test scores.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“I got into it because I was a mom who saw too many families being ignored, too many classrooms falling behind, and too many elected officials unwilling to stand up for our kids.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The hapless man, Mr. de la Bédoyère writes, “sat by, unable or perhaps unwilling by virtue of his status and deference to do anything about the degrading spectacle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Local lawyers have been unwilling to take on a malpractice case because Waldorf didn’t die or end up with permanent injuries.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

He pressed the brooch into Taran’s unwilling hand.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander