Example Sentences

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Guilt entails feeling bad for having harmed another; guiltiness is the preoccupation with yourself — whether you are or aren’t guilty.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

He was terrified of getting into trouble, and guiltiness prevailed.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

The penalty has to be adapted to the guiltiness.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019

"I think this is because some feel we need to have more emphasis on our guiltiness and sinfulness, because the feeling is that we have lost our sense of guilt," Kearney said.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then Gabriel prayed to be delivered from blood guiltiness.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin