How to pronounce wilful
Listen to wilful in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“wilful” in real sentences
79 clips in the index · 77 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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wilful ignorance about it.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Does she agree that this was at best wilful negligence and at worst pure electoral
UK Parliament · hear it here
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The Government cannot persist in wilful ignorance of the realities of life in those communities.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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