willfully

Example Sentences

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Between explosions of action, it’s willfully slow, which I suppose life on a desert island might be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Throughout, he seems almost willfully incurious about why people hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But a source told the BBC: "To argue publicly that there was just one complaint is willfully misleading. They were presented to London in one dossier, but there were multiple complaints."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Aggregators willfully take advantage of news avoidance, narrow attention spans and short fuses.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 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