Unwillingly

Examples

• Remember your promise, Leinster whispered to me, as he unwillingly followed his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged, though unwillingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer than their own house. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Why, I said, do you not see that men are unwillingly deprived of good, and willingly of evil? Plato. The Republic.
• Mr. Dawson very unwillingly made the concession required of him--I think he saw that it was hopeless to dispute with her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I cannot lead them unwillingly to danger, and I must return. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The stable-boy came back, followed--very unwillingly, as it appeared to me--by Joyce. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• At the first words of my reply, her eyes, which had been turned away the moment before, looked back at me unwillingly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The boy sighed deeply, and, bestowing an ardent gaze upon its plumpness, unwillingly consigned it to his master. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I see it--more unwillingly than I can say. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• After long watching, he had unwillingly fallen into a sleep. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Then she said, unwillingly: 'He made me go and live with him, and now he wants to throw me over. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The story of the marvellous inventions of the century in electricity is a fascinating one, but in length and details it is also marvellous, and we must hasten unwillingly to a close. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• When the clock struck three, Elizabeth felt that she must go, and very unwillingly said so. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• With sails abaft, the engine stopt, the vessel remained unwillingly stationary, until, after an hour's search, my poor Perdita was brought on board. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• My dear mother had disposed of her house at Brompton very unwillingly, in compliance with the wishes of Lord Berwick and her husband. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But I cannot--I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• All right, sir,' he slowly and unwillingly admitted, in his reluctance to loose his hold, 'all right! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I admitted (a little unwillingly) that the idea was a new one, at any rate. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I made my arrangements, unwillingly enough, for leaving London early the next day. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Mr Aaron,' said Eugene, when they were left together in the street, 'with many thanks for your company, it remains for me unwillingly to say Farewell. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The little chap unwillingly held out his hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Poor Oliver unwillingly complied. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Margaret went out heavily and unwillingly enough. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• CARPETING He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She and Birkin went unwillingly down the narrow aisle between the rusty wares. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• You promised once to help me, she continued in the same tone, as though the words were drawn from her unwillingly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

Edited by Abraham