unwilling
Example Sentences
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He has likely dealt with and even enabled this dynamic since they were children, which is why he is either unwilling or unable to find a way to push back.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Fishing is big business in Iceland, and European countries were unwilling to promise they wouldn’t use accession talks as leverage for access to Icelandic waters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
During an April conversation about the DPS contract, Rodriguez noted the state police force’s cameras could improve surveillance in areas where locals are unwilling to install their own cameras.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
She said the bottleneck in recovery is not the city’s permitting process but instead insurance companies unwilling to pay survivors and banks that are reluctant to finance rebuilding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Though Sophie knew the correct National Socialist answer to every question, she soon found herself unwilling to give her teachers the answers they wanted but she felt were wrong.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
