self-accused
- a word derived from accused.
Example Sentences
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“Eh! another cup, Ziza?” exclaimed the self-accused nurse, as he put out his hand to seize the tea-pot.
From Fighting the Flames by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
But to the man self-accused of robbing her of love and life, this sweet reflected glory from the other side of the dark gateway brought no consolation.
From An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada by Wetherald, A. Ethelwyn
It was some little time before the powers that are could be convinced that Tristrem Varick was guilty of the self-accused murder.
From The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel by Saltus, Edgar
No wonder that the fugitive Prophet slunk down into some dark corner, and sat bitterly brooding there, self-accused and condemned, till weariness and the relief of the tension of his journey lulled him to sleep.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander
Thus he stood in his own mind self-accused, unhappy and unrepentant, but resolutely upholding a lost cause.
From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.
