good conscience

Example Sentences

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"I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

After months of negotiations hit a wall, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement Thursday night that “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.”

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

“We cannot in good conscience accede to their request,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“Because I’m asking you to promise to stop being lame, and you’re asking me to promise to stop being awesome, which I cannot, in good conscience, do.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner