unwillingness

Example Sentences

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According to the Federalist, the real problem is “an unwillingness to embrace adulthood along with its hardships and responsibilities.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

However, the market’s more attractive valuations lately have hinged on Wall Street’s unwillingness to dial back earnings expectations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Then, in October 2024, its accounting firm Ernst & Young resigned, citing an unwillingness to be “associated with the financial statements prepared by management.”

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The inability or unwillingness on the part of hundreds of thousands of businesses of all sizes to boost their productivity is what turns Germany’s demographic transformation into a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

There was something unseemly about it, this unwillingness to be forthcoming, to state your origins plainly.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng