volition
Example Sentences
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Her volition and intention don’t matter because an artist who is in on the joke makes hating less fun for the thoughtless critic.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
We spend more time with coworkers than friends, but that’s out of obligation, not volition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Ramaphosa said in a statement that the US had been expected to participate in the G20 meetings, "but unfortunately, it elected not to attend the G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg out of its own volition".
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
He went back to pick them up, sliding them onto her feet so it looked as though she had been fully dressed when she got into the car, of her own volition.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
Seabiscuit turned and walked back to the barn of his own volition.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing volition
To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Things They Carried
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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