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
Airlangga told the BBC that Indonesia is "ready" and willing to "spend on the right sector of the economy".
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
“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
Emmett giving a hello to family, Byrd ready and willing to help.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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