willingness
Example Sentences
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“They have not the courage nor the insight nor the willingness to stand up and do the right thing for the right reasons,” Racicot said.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
One local staff member was impressed by his willingness to tidy up the equipment, which he said was uncommon for a player who had enjoyed such a successful playing career.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vice president of curatorial operations Shelby Morrison, who anchored the Hall’s Revolutionary Women in Music, cites Blevins’ willingness to own it all.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Man and machine formed a connection, the willingness to bond appearing to come “more from the machine itself, which felt that someone understood it and was about to treat it well.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
I had come into the prison with such anxiety and fear about his willingness to tolerate my inadequacy.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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