unwilling

Example Sentences

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I built an AI “person” out of money who could work for me when I am unable or unwilling to work.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Shipowners are unwilling to risk crossing the strait, leading to hundreds of stranded ships and millions of barrels of oil cut off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Bynum says there’s a big sacrifice that many teenagers are unwilling to accept.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

"No-one understands what our life is like," says one man who is unwilling to be named.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“About a month,” said Elizabeth; and then, unwilling to let the subject drop, added, “He is a man of very large property in Derbyshire, I understand.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen