Example Sentences

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"Sadly, incidents of disturbance still occurred despite the presence of volunteers, police and statutory body staff as a small minority of people wilfully ignored cordons and direct advice on watching respectfully," a spokesperson said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 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

Meta said it would appeal what it called "a baseless claim that lacks any evidence of alleged harm and wilfully ignores how the online advertising industry works".

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in the ruling Google had "wilfully engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts" which enabled it to "acquire and maintain monopoly power" in the market.

From BBC • Apr. 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