conscience
Example Sentences
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He placed the onus for action on one’s conscience.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But under practices that have prevailed for decades, they rarely learn that conscience, moral duty and religious conviction shaped the decisions that defined the American experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But the idea that TMZ has suddenly discovered a civic conscience strains credulity.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
But unlike that Oscar winner, “Two Prosecutors” has a man of conscience at its center — a confident crusader who becomes increasingly puny in the face of Stalin’s Soviet Union.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“Who knew Edie had a conscience to begin with?”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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