guilt

Example Sentences

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"If we can transform the sense of guilt ordinary consumers may feel about using disposable products into something positive, and make using recycled products the norm in society, it will become economically viable," he said.

From Barron's

However, she said she had experienced fear and irrational guilt after Eliza's diagnosis.

From BBC

Manchester United record scorer Wayne Rooney helped prove the fraudster's guilt - he examined a shirt supposedly signed by him which was purchased by Trading Standards, and confirmed it was illegitimate.

From BBC

Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s worth pausing here to say: it can be surprisingly easy to slip into guilt when you start throwing out food.

From Salon