willfulness
Example Sentences
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There’s a willfulness to the story that isn’t always easy to overlook, though the fluid staging gives the events a natural flow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness."
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2023
A lot, but two important differences are in willfulness and obstruction.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
Petrenko, small and smiling, his gestures precise, is the antithesis of willfulness.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
He may have interpreted it as evidence of her stubbornness, her willfulness, her utter disregard of all his warnings, and so made a threat which would put a stop to this crazy talk about freedom.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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