willingly

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

Citra would never willingly accept the scythe’s ring as long as her feelings for him got in the way.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman