willingly

Example Sentences

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“If you are lucky enough,” she said, “you will be devastated when they die. Willingly entering that feels gutsy, but what else could you choose?”

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2018

Willingly drowning in Belinda Becker’s soulful vibes at Joe’s Pub in the early 2000s.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2017

"Willingly living with a wild animal, but one with thumbs who can steal your money and hurt you emotionally."

From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2016

Willingly or otherwise, regular Saturday afternoon tourists were engulfed as the parade meandered to the shores of the Mississippi.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2016

Willingly do they submit themselves to the hand of their master, finding happiness in a cage, and singing his praises while he is with them, and weeping when he departs.

From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de