voluntarily

Example Sentences

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The law that came into force in January brings back conscription in principle, though it will be implemented only if not enough people sign up for the army voluntarily.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Other names are probably duplicates, the government says, while some people may have gone off the grid voluntarily for personal reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Beck also voluntarily forfeited and cancelled 392,155 restricted stock units.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“No, no. No more than you do already as an empath. Mindspeech is communication, voluntarily sent and received.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin