conscience

Example Sentences

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But the idea that TMZ has suddenly discovered a civic conscience strains credulity.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

I am not sure endowing Sonny with a social conscience, presumably intended to point up the material’s contemporary relevance, is an improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"We can say this with a clear conscience: the pipeline itself has not been damaged," Zsolt Hernadi, the CEO of the Hungarian energy company MOL told the ATV channel on 2 March.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Most will sail through from cradle to grave with a conscience clean as snow.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver