willfully

Example Sentences

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Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Alliance sought a contempt order contending that the city was willfully obfuscating to cover up inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Between explosions of action, it’s willfully slow, which I suppose life on a desert island might be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

As more flights return, “the potential for airliners being targeted either willfully or by error will increase dramatically,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

It is possible that I was mistaken and I do not willfully invite any disillusions at this point in my life.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger