unwillingly

Example Sentences

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How does this play in the world in which you have, I think, unwillingly, been a spokesman for a lot of people who don’t particularly wanna say this, but are maybe glad somebody’s saying it?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

If those tactics don’t work, more of them are unwillingly becoming landlords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Some people expressed indignation and concern that a passenger could be bumped off a ship unwillingly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Another piece of himself he unwillingly gave to an audience.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

The grate creaks open unwillingly, and I practically shove Izzi through before leaping up myself, shutting it just as the soldiers emerge into the tunnel below.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir