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 wouldn't encourage willingly driving your vehicle into the water," said Katharina Gamboa of the Grapevine Police Department, in comments reported by the BBC's US news partner CBS News.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“Plaintiff willingly, voluntarily, and knowingly assumed each, every, and all the risks and hazards involved in the activities referred to,” the filing said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Some foreign fighters who join the Russian military do so willingly, attracted by the high pay relative to what they could earn back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Duty was a mantle that he had taken willingly upon his shoulders.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques