compunction
Example Sentences
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To do so, he calculated, would risk ongoing public spats with not just the most powerful man on the planet, but someone with near zero compunction when it comes to spectacularly falling out with people.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
Still, with their seemingly limitless budget, the Dodgers have shown no compunction against excess.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
They are part of nature, and therefore something that can be mined without compunction.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
She’s unlike any other “Star Trek” protagonist with her pitch-dark past and lack of compunction about killing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
I felt no compunction in doing so, for under the circumstances I felt that I should protect myself in every way I could.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing compunction
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A Tale of Two Cities
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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