free will

Example Sentences

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Richardson said: "There's no policing of it at all, it is purely free will, if you want to queue you can."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

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

Medically assisted dying is allowed in Germany under certain conditions, the outlet said, for people who are legally capable and acting of their own free will.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 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

"I possess nothing,” said Siddhartha, "if that is what you mean. I am certainly without possessions, but of my own free will, so I am not in need.”

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse