willfully
Example Sentences
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Throughout, he seems almost willfully incurious about why people hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
But a source told the BBC: "To argue publicly that there was just one complaint is willfully misleading. They were presented to London in one dossier, but there were multiple complaints."
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The government basically contends that willfully turning a blind eye to something you know is going on is tantamount to not knowing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Well, as New York Times columnist Carlos Lozada recently observed, that question is willfully stupid.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
My narrative, while willfully episodic in character—no comprehensive coverage of all events is claimed—follows a chronological line, with one significant exception.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
