willingly

Example Sentences

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But if past is prologue, the courts won’t willingly implement reform.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

We become, willingly or not, collaborators in its reconstruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

There have been differing claims about whether the mercenaries in Evros are recruited willingly or under duress.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But after all the games missed and all the opportunities lost during the past 10 months, Arenas would never willingly give up another.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Lanky, movie-obsessed Boaz, who knew her secrets and trusted her still, who had offered up his neck willingly, and remembered it, and would still look her in the eye, would kiss her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny