Sample Sentences forscruples (editor-reviewed)
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She doesn't share my scruples on the subject.scruples = principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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She convinced herself that her scruples about the means were not as important as achieving the goal.scruples = moral principles
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Her scruples were not so strong as to withstand her friend's arguments.scruples = principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything. (source)scruples = ethical or moral principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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Oh, I had a few scruples. I assuaged my conscience with empty words. It would all be for the greater good, and any harm done would be repaid a hundredfold in benefits for wizards. (source)scruples = moral concerns or doubts
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We have no interest in your scruples, Alexander Ilyich. (source)scruples = ethical or moral principles
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A eunuch has no honor, and a spider does not enjoy the luxury of scruples, my lord. (source)scruples = ethical or moral principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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For Pluto, however, I still retained sufficient regard to restrain me from maltreating him, as I made no scruple of maltreating the rabbits, the monkey, or even the dog, when by accident, or through affection, they came in my way. (source)scruple = an ethical or moral principle that discourages certain kinds of action
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At that she had not scrupled.† (source)
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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.† (source)
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And anyway, Tessa certainly didn't have any scruples about blow, she used to ask me to get it for her all the time— (source)scruples = moral principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me afresh by some mistrustful scruple.† (source)
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A person who watched the interview between the dead and living, scrupled not to affirm, that, at the instant when the clergyman's features were disclosed, the corpse had slightly shuddered, rustling the shroud and muslin cap, though the countenance retained the composure of death.† (source)
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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.† (source)
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Why, indeed; he does seem to have had some filial scruples on that head, as you will hear. (source)scruples = principles that discourage certain kinds of action
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I knew well that I risked death; for any drug that so potently controlled and shook the very fortress of identity, might by the least scruple of an overdose or at the least inopportunity in the moment of exhibition, utterly blot out that immaterial tabernacle which I looked to it to change.† (source)
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