unwilling
Example Sentences
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The ICC, which has 125 member states, seeks to prosecute individuals responsible for the world's gravest crimes when countries are unwilling or unable to do so themselves.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Other China-led multilateral lenders have been unwilling to offer such workarounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The U.S. government may prove increasingly unwilling to tolerate a prolonged bear market given how central equities have become to Americans’ retirement savings,” Balchunas said in his report, which he shared with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
However, their hopes of signing first choice Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest ended when the England man's transfer fee spiralled up to £116m, a figure United were unwilling to match.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They stand entwined, each unwilling to release the other.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
