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
“They willfully participated in his scams. They deserved to lose every penny,” another user wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
It willfully tries to make something seem lowest common denominator, so that there can be a community based around that thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Audrey may not have told me about Jesse’s troubles, but I had willfully ignored their signs.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
