Sentence examples for qualms of conscience from inspiring English sources

"qualms of conscience" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a feeling of doubt or unease about the morality of one's own actions. For example, "Jerry had qualms of conscience about the decision he had made, and decided to take some time to reflect on it."

Exact(7)

Touring, however, afflicts him with qualms of conscience.

Robertson was able to buy his first Blake for £12, "despite severe qualms of conscience at the vast outlay".

Rolling off a jetty into the North Sea at the dead of night in darkest winter wasn't my idea of a day at the beach, but other than that I didn't have to suffer any qualms of conscience.

Algeria was staunch for a time but now has more important things on its mind; Spain has occasional qualms of conscience about deserting its charges; and ex-colonies empathise with the desire of the local people, the Sahrawis, for self-determination.

Indeed, it's not clear that the talk of Christian refugees is meant, even by the loudest Republicans, to translate into the appearance of Syrian Christians in America, as opposed to being an acknowledgment that some of the crowds that cheer when they hear anti-immigrant rhetoric might have qualms of conscience.

When I say "violence in white gloves," I don't mean the Mafia has become more lenient or that it faces any qualms of conscience.

Show more...

Similar(51)

Years later, a male witness recalled "the female Communists went at them without a qualm of conscience".

The Constitution is not, unlike the Miranda majority, offended by a criminal's commendable qualm of conscience or fortunate fit of stupidity.

He shared his qualms and pangs of conscience with only one man, Timothy G. Clancy, who had worked on the case with him.

Feeling pangs of conscience?

A drama of conscience.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: