Example Sentences
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Their simultaneous existence indicates a broader trend toward sheer, glorious stupidity that viewers crave when practically everything is either too polished and boring or wilfully obtuse.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Balhatchet admitted contempt of court and apologised in person to the Court of Appeal for the "appalling failures" of his force, which Lord Justice Fraser described as "wilfully disobedient".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Second, did they wilfully neglect to perform their duty and/or wilfully misconduct themselves?
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
I don’t mean to sound trite or wilfully glib, but it’s merely the truth that every ending is followed by a beginning.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
In bebop, whole tracks were devoted to helter-skeltering instruments, sometimes solo, sometimes in coordinated groups, tumbling across notes at high speed, wilfully oblivious of the harmonies to which they once belonged.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
