consciences
- plural of conscience.
Example Sentences
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She urged Labour MPs to "look into their consciences" and back a new inquiry by the Privileges Committee.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
The Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, for example, brought together Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish Americans who opposed the war because it violated the nation’s ideals and religious consciences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The French film legend says that the most important thing for her about a film "is that it changes lives, changes people's consciences."
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
They successfully argued that the ban burdened their consciences and violated their religious freedom.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
He could not believe that a dignified body of sober-minded legislators were allowing these “shaking Quakers” with their throbbing consciences to control the national agenda.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
