guilty conscience
Example Sentences
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In his letter, the tourist with the guilty conscience described how he wanted to make peace with himself as he came towards the end of his life.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Lestat’s figment doubles as his love’s guilty conscience and a glamorized memory.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
The original guilty verdict rested primarily on the apparent unlikelihood of four children in one family dying naturally and ambiguous writing in Folbigg’s diary that the prosecution suggested betrayed a guilty conscience.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2023
Seeing as how you’re the one with the guilty conscience, huh?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022
“I had to put them up here,” said Fenoglio defensively, signs of a guilty conscience lurking among his wrinkles.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
