willingly

Example Sentences

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Although people sign up willingly to appear on reality shows like MAFS, they can't fully know what they're getting themselves into, Lord Grade told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC • May 22, 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

But should I ever have the misfortune of running into an actual vampire, I would willingly make a bargain: Drink my blood, fine—just don’t start singing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

This case presented a strikingly simple question: Does it violate a journalist’s First Amendment rights if they are arrested for requesting and publishing information that a government employee willingly hands over?

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Boaz backed away from both, his gaze shifting restlessly between the two identical versions of the girl he’d willingly given his neck to, the girl he had betrayed and nearly had buried.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny