free will

Example Sentences

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Artie is the type of person who asks people whether they believe in free will and hopes for genuine answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"The look's actually so awesome and weird. I recommend just exercising your free will it's really fun and silly :D."

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

But the terminally dissatisfied Carol would rather stew in her own low-grade depression and angst that forfeit her free will.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

"But if she doesn't, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn't cause a problem for me."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

There was a painful pause when the constable told them she had gone away of her own free will, but it only lasted for a moment.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit