pangs of conscience
Example Sentences
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You have no fears, from your conduct, of the pains of imprisonment, nor do you suffer from the pangs of conscience.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
What if all police officers heeded the pangs of conscience as Orwell did?
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2020
And it did look as though some of these global elites had pangs of conscience — or pangs of PR concerns, anyway.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2019
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
The memory of this night, with its feverish turmoil and pangs of conscience, waxed dim.
From The Wish A Novel by Sudermann, Hermann
