bad conscience
Example Sentences
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But the “Buckow Elegies” are needled by Brecht’s bad conscience.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2018
But novelists can do things that other writers can’t—and Morgan can do things that other novelists can’t, starting with creating Reuben Bedford Walker III, the bad conscience of her new book.
From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016
Describing an abrasive personality of long ago, he offers: "He followed me around like a bad conscience."
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2014
A "bad conscience" about his own affairs made it easier for him to be understanding, perhaps.
From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2012
Now I was tempted to tell my father that Jack Rose was probably using his money to salve a bad conscience.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
