make willing
Example Sentences
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Not even the eloquence of Webster could make willing slave-catchers of the anti-slavery folk of Massachusetts.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Johnson, Allen
It is best that you make willing offer of your service in all ways so that he calls on none of his own men for help.”
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley
We use it for mailing samples of our paper, but I have an idea that you would get plenty of subscriptions and make willing agents of these storekeepers.
From The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
A little wholesome, if incisive, raillery on your part will quickly extinguish any tendency to make willing slaves of his sisters.
From The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis by Hopkins, Ellice
Who is the next one to bring round, the next piece of club to make willing to be joined to the rest?”
From The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play by Rand, Edward A.
