pangs of conscience
Example Sentences
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Just as important, the ethos governing professional circles effectively shields their members from pangs of conscience.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2022
What if all police officers heeded the pangs of conscience as Orwell did?
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2020
Unable to shake what he’s witnessed, especially after two cops later approach him and warn him not to get involved, Manny follows the angry pangs of conscience and posts the video online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
After all, pangs of conscience about climate change didn’t stop millions of us taking cheap no-frills flights back in the days when it was easyJet that was disrupting the holiday market.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2018
It may be physical suffering, or the pangs of conscience, the absence of love, and the sense of emptiness.
From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke
