willed
Example Sentences
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He didn’t wander into greatness: he pursued it, willed it, achieved it.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Currently ranked fifth in the world, Higgins remains one of snooker's biggest draws and was willed on throughout as he reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2021.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
It’s that balance sometimes between wanting to get to something, explore something, but also letting it go and allowing something to emerge that is not willed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
“God has willed it,” Zhao, who had obtained Emirati citizenship, tweeted in Arabic with a photo of the pair, wearing a traditional thobe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Channeling Sparrow, her sweet Orchid Witch, she willed the dead tree back to life and watched it set forth leaf and bud while the two memory-children danced around it, laughing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
