conscience-stricken
Example Sentences
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He would later portray himself as a conscience-stricken and unwilling participant in Hitler’s crimes, and his gamble on the sympathy of the judges at Nuremberg paid off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Before seeing the work, I assumed that the author was picking a fight with Arthur Miller, whose play “The Crucible” immortalized the historical figure of John Proctor as a conscience-stricken hero.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
Most of those who did get out were rescued only by the initiative of conscience-stricken troops and diplomats in Kabul, and by a loose network of tireless volunteers working around-the-clock stateside.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
This outrage should stir conscience-stricken leaders to do something — anything — to ensure that it never happens again.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2017
Harriet, conscience-stricken, believing that her prayers had killed Edward Brodas, ignored the fear in the voices, the faces, of the slaves.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
