Sentence examples for willful ends from inspiring English sources

Exact(1)

He depicts style as a mask and mode of deception, and this deceit — and the willful ends that it achieves — doesn't undercut the beauty of style but, rather, heightens it.

Similar(11)

It ends with Macunaíma's willful destruction of his own village; despite the euphoria of the collision, the meeting of cultures the novel documents is inevitably catastrophic.

In the three-act 1965 production choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, Ms. Vishneva's Juliet starts out innocently willful and ends up somewhere in the wild.

Ms. Kistler bourrées across the stage backward and forward, somehow both wistful and willful, until she ends up in Mr. Askegard's arms, while Ms. Ringer, with stormy passion, finds peace with Mr. Martins.

And if the overcharge is deemed willful, the tenant could end up paying the roommate three times the amount of the overcharge.

In the end, this willful shunning of authentic detail undermines the show's strength, which is Mr. Eason's insider's perspective on pro sport, a rarefied world that rarely makes it onto the stage.

"Would a self-conscious and willful machine choose its own ends, and even be considered a person with rights?" asked Edward Barrett, director of research for the Stockdale Center, the U.S. Naval Academy's ethics and military policy think tank.

It also seems improbable that U.S. military advisors, who had staff offices in the Colombian Army's high command, could have remained in the dark about so many killings of civilians over the course of years, unless their ignorance was willful or they believed the ends justified the means.

This "willful blindness" policy could be ended through simple procedural changes by the Department of Homeland Security.

The beginning of the end of my willful addiction came six months ago, when I was visiting my grandmother.

Is Wills's blindness willful?

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: