unwilling

Example Sentences

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They are also unwilling to get involved in a bidding war and have already indicated an unwillingness to pay a fee in the region of £120m it has been rumoured Forest would want.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Included in the tally was more than $5,000 for the ambulance ride to Kansas, which Washington Regional was unwilling to pay for.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“Most DSA elected officials are unwilling to meet with the opposition,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The fish has proved stubbornly unwilling to reproduce in captivity without intervention, but Japanese researchers succeeded in breeding Japanese eels from eggs in a laboratory setting in 2010 at great expense.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Most people with criminal convictions have difficulty even getting an interview after they have checked the box, because most employers are unwilling to consider hiring a self-identified “criminal.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander