unwilling

Example Sentences

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Unwilling to abide history’s timeline, in the late 1920s he wrote his only formal autobiography, “My Early Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Unwilling to send more men that necessary into the kill zone, Ukrainian troops use ground drones to ferry supplies to dangerous areas and to evacuate wounded soldiers.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Unwilling to break character, Escola’s version of Peters has not seen the movie, so instead, the pair reviews “Home Alone 2,” which Peters can’t recall a single frame of either.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Unwilling to waste the artificial ones, he hung them anyway, supplementing them with natural wreaths he bought from nearby Adams Fairacre Farms.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Unwilling to back down, Anthony went from the convention hall to the Albany Evening Journal, where she persuaded an editor to cover the story of her being shut out of the meeting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling