Sentence examples for morally uncomfortable from inspiring English sources

The phrase "morally uncomfortable" is a grammatically correct term to use in written English.
It is often used to describe an uneasy conscience or a feeling of being morally conflicted or challenged. For example, "John felt morally uncomfortable about lying to his friend, but he didn't have the courage to tell the truth".

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Koolhaas, who finds morally uncomfortable situations strangely exhilarating, sent a fax to Balmond describing his sweatshop adventure as "complex fun".

The trust's mission is defined in the Bible, Matthew chapter 25: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat", and staff can feel morally uncomfortable restricting food provision in the face of desperate need.

She likes art that makes her morally uncomfortable, and from the laudatory way she quotes Kafka -- "What we need are books that hit us like a most painful misfortune" -- I assume she wishes to induce the same state in her readers.

"The biggest culprits of this, really, are the younger demographic who just haven't been convinced that doing this is somehow morally uncomfortable.

But here is the morally uncomfortable bit - is it the death of Freddie Gray that has caused everyone to sit up and take notice, or is it the rioting?

In his terrific essay about David Lynch (and the making of Lost Highway), the late David Foster Wallace stated the problem "a lot of us cineastes have with Lynch is that we find his truths morally uncomfortable".

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The link between Lynton Crosby and the tax haven could make uncomfortable reading for the prime minister, who has described legal ploys to avoid tax as morally wrong.

Morally wrong".

Morally repugnant?

Morally indefensible.

Morally uplifting.

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