willfulness
Example Sentences
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There’s a willfulness to the story that isn’t always easy to overlook, though the fluid staging gives the events a natural flow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness in deciding whether to bring criminal charges.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023
Petrenko, small and smiling, his gestures precise, is the antithesis of willfulness.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
She is as much of a royal as she is a would-be general, skilled at riding her dragons and standing up to her dangerous uncle Daemon, who appreciates her willfulness.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022
Secretly, in their heart of hearts, almost everyone believes that there’s some meaning, some willfulness to life.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
