willfulness

Example Sentences

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The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023

That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness in deciding whether to bring criminal charges.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

It’s a hard and perilous excursion, one made increasingly more difficult by Lucas, whose self-confidence — inborn or instilled — rapidly hardens into dangerous willfulness.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

I think there’s things to learn about the creative process, about the willfulness and serendipity involved.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022

My grandfather, whom everyone called a saint, pampered her in everything and tolerated her willfulness, so that the saying among the family was that Papito was so good, "he pees holy water."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez