be unwilling
Example Sentences
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While some shippers may be willing to keep paying a fee to access the strait, “we suspect that a number of Western companies will be unwilling to do so,” she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
“I think it’s caused a lot of people to be unwilling to pull the trigger on buying a house,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
And without a pressing geopolitical threat, Congress may be unwilling to spend more on space exploration, as it did during the 1960s with the Apollo program, Forczyk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
It is thought China would be unwilling to openly violate these sanctions by accepting a fresh tranche of workers.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
Elisha picked out the song on the piano, his fingers seeming to hesitate, almost to be unwilling.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
