willing

Example Sentences

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She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Given the stakes Josh was not willing to say no."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Our customers are just not willing to absorb any price increases,” Carden said.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

There are luxuries Mike Ness is willing to pay for, and there are luxuries for which he’d rather find a workaround.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He was chockful of geography, most of it wrong, and always willing to share.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck