willfulness

Example Sentences

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The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023

That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness in deciding whether to bring criminal charges.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Here, Ariel’s willfulness stems from a deep curiosity about the world on land and a hunger to see it for herself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

It’s a hard and perilous excursion, one made increasingly more difficult by Lucas, whose self-confidence — inborn or instilled — rapidly hardens into dangerous willfulness.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

When he was grown Lord Sorve in the willfulness of old age named him heir of Estre.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin