witting

Example Sentences

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An agent is a paid and witting spy; he formally, sometimes covertly, works for a foreign government.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

“I can’t but think of partial replacements as immoral because they involve a witting decision by government agencies to leave residents at continued risk of exposure,” said Lambrinidou.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023

And even though she’s the one holding the card, you could be on the hook too as a witting beneficiary of her actions.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022

We believe that future campaigns will be compounded by the employment of witting or unwitting U.S.

From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2018

Thus this Faustus, "neither willing nor witting it," was the very man who loosened the net which had ensnared Augustine for so many years.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity by Lord, John