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

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

“The Bride!” is a wild, willfully over-the-top double-barreled reinvigoration of 1935’s “Bride of Frankenstein” that is always doing something a little extra in telling its unpredictable story of identity and the reclamation of the self.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He’s a stern man, but he doesn’t seem like a willfully cruel one.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir