conscience

Example Sentences

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Here we see that even the most sealed-off conscience can be invaded by second thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times

The 33rd president was “plainly human, pulled here and there by forces of history, by the things he knew and did not know, and his conscience.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She knows that's still the "don't give up" message, nagging at her conscience.

From BBC

Singh defended himself during the debate, saying that his "conscience remains clear" and disagreed with the debate's resolution that his behaviour was "dishonourable and unbecoming".

From BBC

As I escorted the woozy client through the waiting room and out the door, I felt an itch of guilt begin to bother my conscience like a mosquito bite.

From Literature