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
"They have had 15, 20 years in this space to do that of their own volition now, and… it's not enough."
From BBC • Dec. 8, 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
Everyone was here of their own volition, to learn, to teach, to work together.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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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