scrupling
- present participle of scruple.
Example Sentences
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At the same time far be it from me to—hum—to put upon the fine feelings by which my partial friends are actuated, the slight of scrupling to admit that those offerings are—hum—highly acceptable.
From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles
I will not reason here—nor will I stop for YOU to expatiate on the absurdity, and the worse than absurdity, of scrupling to engage my faith where my honour was already bound.
From Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane
"I am so much obliged to you, Mr. Ruggles," said Kate, not scrupling for a moment to take the advantage offered her.
From The American Senator by Trollope, Anthony
With this girl she shared the domestic duties, scrupling not to divide with her the meanest and most rugged, as well as the lightest offices.
From Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden
Brutal force has hitherto governed the world, and that the science of politics is in its infancy, is evident from philosophers scrupling to give the knowledge most useful to man that determinate distinction.
From Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Wollstonecraft, Mary
