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Example sentences for "wilful"

Lexicographically close words:
wilds; wildwood; wile; wiled; wiles; wilfull; wilfully; wilfulness; wilie; wiliest
  1. The essays, despite a wilful archaism, an armored stiffness of light attack learned out of library shelves, are astonishingly mature for a pen so young—if by youth or age we mean the mere cumulative sum of time passed.

  2. Like Mangan, there was that in her which bade her not to cross the street to advance her own interests; it persuaded her to what seemed even wilful adoption of the losing cause.

  3. Did they quarrel and did the most wilful of the two insist on getting out at the foot of the hill and walking up through the lane?

  4. A lady who did not turn her head at his step, but whom he instantly recognized from her dress, and wilful but not ungraceful bearing, as her whom he was determined to call, nay recognize, as Anitra Hazen.

  5. In any case, the squire's eldest son could not be allowed to steal his wilful playmate without a struggle.

  6. Not even those terrible words, "wilful murder," had power to move her.

  7. Betsy was duly warned by the Coroner that she might be charged with the wilful murder of George Pickering, notwithstanding the sworn deposition read in court.

  8. I am compelled to issue a warrant charging your client with 'wilful murder.

  9. At length some restrictions have been placed on the wilful abuse of the greatest source of wealth which the country possesses.

  10. But it would, on the other hand, be wilful blindness not to see that the lower orders become more and more improvident in consequence, more and more exchange the sentiments of Englishmen for the feelings of Lazzaroni.

  11. There it was right enough: "Wilful disobedience before all the other men!

  12. Wilful disobedience--what sort of punishment would there be for that?

  13. It is a case of wilful disobedience before all the other men.

  14. He had never in all his exceedingly wilful life desired anything with the frantic vehemence that he desired Sophy.

  15. She was so convinced of her "right" to Morris that she regarded Sophy, not exactly as a wilful thief, but as a receiver of stolen goods.

  16. Perhaps she won't be wilful and wrong-headed at all.

  17. To which charge the prisoner, in a firm voice, replied: "Not guilty of wilful neglect of duty, though found sleeping upon my post.

  18. And now, gentlemen, in view of all these circumstances, I ask you--was Traverse Rocke guilty of wilful neglect of duty in dropping asleep on his post?

  19. Thus every act of homicide does not amount to murder, but only that, which is committed with a wilful and malicious intention to destroy the life of an innocent person.

  20. According to this principle, Tully has observed, that any offence committed after a reconciliation is not to be imputed to neglect, but to wilful violation, not to imprudence, but to treachery.

  21. For they hurt others to benefit themselves; because they do not know the evil of doing wilful hurt.

  22. Supposing there is nothing illegal in the contract, nor any wilful intention on his part to make it null and void.

  23. I am compelled to arrest Lady Vansittart for the wilful murder of Victor Mercier on the --th of June last.

  24. She dreamt that she was a prisoner in the dock, being tried for the wilful murder of Victor Mercier, alias a'Court.

  25. But how wroth he waxed, how hastily he put on the icy, forbidding bearing he was wont to wear, as he rated me for a wilful simpleton who would undo her brother's weal!

  26. First a long wain covered in by a tilt so high I trove that meseemed many a town gate might be over low to let it pass; and it was drawn by four right small little horses, with dark matted coats and bright, wilful eyes.

  27. If you will be wilful on it, why a wilful man, they say, must have his way.

  28. But still, a wilful man, Mr. Henderson must have his way, you know.

  29. The whole air of the premises was uncomfortable to the spectator, who could not avoid feeling that there existed in the owner either wilful neglect or unsuccessful struggle.

  30. Now, can any man, we ask, of common honesty defend such a character as this from the charge of wilful imposition and daring blasphemy, unless what He asserted was true?

  31. Let George, or Wingfold, or who would, see to the wilful boy!

  32. If there is a sin superior to every other, it is that of wilful and offensive war.

  33. This device is as wilful an attempt to escape the scientific difficulty as that employed by Candlish to avoid the scriptural difficulty put in the way of the doctrine by the apostolic words "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.

  34. It virtually confesses that the doctrine cannot be defended by reason, but is to be thrown into the province of wilful faith.

  35. May God save us all from such wilful sin, old as well as young, and enlighten us one and all in His saving knowledge, and give us the will and the power to serve Him!

  36. Of the two Pertabi, perhaps, hit the hardest; she certainly howled the loudest, being a wilful young person.

  37. What a fuss about a wilful girl," put in a new voice.

  38. Nothing more likely than that this wilful boy had formed some headstrong attachment which no father would sanction, and so, thwarted and irritated, thrown himself on the world.

  39. And what a perverse, capricious, wilful little fellow is this god of love, whom we all worship and make offerings to in one form or another!

  40. She is very accomplished, but rather wilful and proud, they say.

  41. If there were law and justice in the broad land of California, the murderer should surfer the extreme penalty for wilful and wicked shedding of innocent blood.

  42. Wherefore darts the mind, With such resistless ardour to embrace 170 Majestic forms; impatient to be free, Spurning the gross control of wilful might; Proud of the strong contention of her toils; Proud to be daring?

  43. Thy chains are broken, and thy lessons lost; Thy wilful rage has tired my suffering heart, And passion, reason, forced thee to depart.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wilful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.

    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    wilful murder; wilful neglect