willfully
Example Sentences
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Aggregators willfully take advantage of news avoidance, narrow attention spans and short fuses.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Lawyers for the group contend the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Sara Grillo, a New York City-based marketing consultant and chartered financial analyst, warns consumers to steer clear of any adviser “who unquestionably willfully deceived someone.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
By Sony’s telling, Cox willfully refused to cut these alleged music thieves off from its service because it didn’t want to lose their business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
He could quote lines from his favorite comedies, like Caddyshack, or poke fun at someone who was too pretentious or willfully ignorant.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
