guilt

Example Sentences

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At the time, the court told BBC Sport: "The decision is not a verdict and it is not a decision about guilt or innocence."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Addressing Holloway, who was in tears in the dock, Judge Rees said he was "seemingly consumed by guilt".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

This week, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned order reversing a lower court decision that had determined a man’s guilt based on new facts that had never gone before a jury.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

On Tuesday, Andic said a public narrative had been constructed based on a “distorted” view of events, which has “created a perception of guilt that bears no resemblance to reality.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I might have been sick of mangled meat loaf and puked-up sloppy joes, but Dad’s guilt was not the way I wanted to get edible food back in my life.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas