ready and willing
Example Sentences
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"Police are ready and willing to engage with people that breach those rules."
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
The growth of the private credit market, in which investors rather than bank depositors fund loans, protects bank depositors and ultimately taxpayers by transferring credit risk to people ready and willing to bear it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
"The idea there are 800 people ready and willing to move into those jobs, you need to be cautious about that," added Jones.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
“You could say to people, let’s meet at 3 for a taco, and there would be five people ready and willing to go.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
See how ready and willing she is to follow a banner, provided that someone picks it up.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
