volition

Example Sentences

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This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Her volition and intention don’t matter because an artist who is in on the joke makes hating less fun for the thoughtless critic.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Gazans reached by the Journal said they signed up with Al-Majd of their own volition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

His lawyer had argued that he was betrayed by his deputies who had acted on their own volition and hid their wrongdoing from him.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

The door of the flat opens of its own volition, locks falling open and hinges swinging wildly.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern