Example Sentences

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She guiltily fessed up, and the marriage continued—Tom’s rationale was that it was for the sake of Miriam and her older brother, Michael.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

I now caught that desert mining seems to be going on in Act III, and that, at the end, Gurnemanz and a female lover, who embraced guiltily at the opera’s start, are happily reunited.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The customer can choose one of them, or hunt guiltily for the “no tip” tab.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

If they come, should we be there for them or turn our lights out and hide guiltily inside?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2021

His gray eyes still flitted from face to face, more guiltily than ever, as though he were trying to discover how much the others despised him for his humiliation.

From "1984" by George Orwell