willfully
Example Sentences
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This is a willfully ignorant reading of the current reality of the country’s electoral politics, but Anthony Liuzzo was unsurprised by it.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The reason: “You have willfully and deliberately failed to report to ‘in-person’ work,” the other co-owners wrote in a termination letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
“They willfully participated in his scams. They deserved to lose every penny,” another user wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Acting on this data, the administration in June 2021 announced what became known as “zero tolerance”: Dealers found to be willfully violating the law would lose their licenses, period.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
He could quote lines from his favorite comedies, like Caddyshack, or poke fun at someone who was too pretentious or willfully ignorant.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
