conscience

Example Sentences

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But the idea that TMZ has suddenly discovered a civic conscience strains credulity.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“How in good conscience can managers underwrite new loans at 8% or 9% when their stocks yield 13%?” asks Klymochko.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Justice Minister Akin Gurlek, the former chief prosecutor who led the investigation into Imamoglu, told reporters on Friday: "I simply did my duty as a public prosecutor. My conscience is clear."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

And as Hilda was, it would be the world’s conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I appropriated it with a clear conscience since it looked as if he were never going to get around to it.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam