guilt

Example Sentences

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Is it a lack of societal residual guilt from the Holocaust?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

With our bills covered and savings automated, the guilt that usually follows spending money is finally gone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The judge would have to infer guilt from the fact that stories contained private information, and, he claimed, Mail journalists had a "propensity" to use unlawful methods.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In the new world of capital jurisprudence, however, nothing is simple, even when it could help determine the guilt or innocence of someone who faces execution.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

“Of course I do,” I said, shoving my guilt about Mr. Harris aside and climbing in the car beside him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam