willfully

Example Sentences

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Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

To demand more seems to be willfully obtuse, more like a social media shame ritual than anything useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“The Bride!” is a wild, willfully over-the-top double-barreled reinvigoration of 1935’s “Bride of Frankenstein” that is always doing something a little extra in telling its unpredictable story of identity and the reclamation of the self.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

In a song where vanity means being a “slave to makeup,” appearing willfully feminine might as well mean handing over your free will.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

She was charged with violating section 19 of the Enforcement Act of 1870, which made it illegal for someone to willfully cast an illegal ballot.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling