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
Until we can all get on the same page about the ways in which we are willfully misunderstanding each other and calling it discourse, it won’t get better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
My narrative, while willfully episodic in character—no comprehensive coverage of all events is claimed—follows a chronological line, with one significant exception.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
