self-will

Example Sentences

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“My self-will had to be abandoned because my self-will was killing me,” Irsay said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

A rhythmic kick accompanies this brash takeover of youth and self-will.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

It also evokes the determination, the self-will, of countless immigrants who have chosen to make and call America their home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Thus, as Cooley’s film quickens and deepens, we get a fabulous running joke about the “inner voice,” a staple of American self-will since the days of Emerson.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2019

And this change—this conversion, if you will—comes sometimes, it may be, despite ourselves, but comes—remember this—comes most often in answer to some act of obedience, to some surrender of self-will on our part.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.