Emily always was a willful child, as I'm sure you're aware, difficult to control.

A sovereign country cannot be ordered about like a willful child.

But as a willful child, to be kept out of trouble, he had a claim on Molly.

Anne hadn't raised two willful children without knowing how to add the right tone of authority to her voice.

The willful child was probably just trying to keep her dear guardian in the dark.

Like a willful child, he turned his head away.

A willful and nasty child with the body of a woman.

"Are you going to cooperate or act like a willful child?"

The role is sometimes played in the manner of a willful child.

As if I were a willful child who'd thrown a very small tantrum, she told herself.