unwillingness

Example Sentences

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Sadly, we have run up against the same unwillingness to move we encountered under Wes Streeting.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

But the “assimilation” camp’s actual issue is not an unwillingness to participate.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

According to the Federalist, the real problem is “an unwillingness to embrace adulthood along with its hardships and responsibilities.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

However, the market’s more attractive valuations lately have hinged on Wall Street’s unwillingness to dial back earnings expectations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Yet he didn’t want to take a loss, and insisted that, despite his unwillingness to buy more at 77, his triple-A CDOs were still worth 95 cents on the dollar.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis