willed
Example Sentences
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On a night when his teammates struggled offensively, Brunson willed the Knicks to the series clinching victory, another gritty come-from-behind victory for a team that has made them a trademark.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
“Dallas is a good team. I think in the last four minutes they kind of willed it to happen for them, and we didn’t, and that’s unfortunate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Knowledge of current events, geography, and simple concepts like the law of supply and demand have been crowded out by willed ignorance and motivated reasoning.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Do you mean you actually willed the glass to tip over?"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
