conscientious

Example Sentences

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Still, that will depend on lawmakers, regulators, and conscientious customers opposing this with all they’ve got, and soon.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

"You have to be mindful and conscientious," she said, noting that last year's hosting gig in the shadow of deadly fires that devastated Los Angeles was a case in point.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

He declared himself a conscientious objector during World War II. He was imprisoned, abandoned by his family and returned to Birmingham only to be further ostracized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Prof Jeremy Horder, a criminal law expert at London School of Economics, said he feared an "over-broad false statement law" could "have an unduly chilling effect on the speech of conscientious people and media outlets".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

He was a kind, conscientious, peace-loving fellow, who had been afflicted in his youth by a tutor of genius.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White