How to Use qualm in a Sentence

qualm

noun
  • He accepted their offer without a qualm.
  • However, the commerce chief has no qualms about the move.
    Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Stipe had no qualms about sharing how tough the process had been so far, and how slow-going.
    Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Scouts had no qualms about Thomas’ game but were worried about his goals.
    Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Meier will be stationed by the dining room set to answer any and all etiquette qualms.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Having no qualms about singing the truth has paid off for her in the form of a love affair with the press and music critics alike.
    Michelle Mills, Orange County Register, 19 June 2017
  • On the other hand, anyone who’s been to college has to have some qualms about its value.
    Bloomberg.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Some of the qualms from NFL teams are with Jackson’s build.
    Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Most folk, out-take Nack, reckoned the qualm was a tale the priests wrought up to wring out our silver.
    Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Durkan and the Seattle City Council had no such qualms.
    Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 22 Oct. 2018
  • Swift has no qualms about owning up to her romantic missteps in songs.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Still, despite qualms over the minaret, the militants used the mosque as a key center during their rule.
    Lee Keath, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
  • Even top swimsuit models have qualms about their bodies.
    Hallie Gould, Marie Claire, 14 Apr. 2014
  • Clearly the singer had no qualms about making a pointed fashion statement.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2018
  • But some courts and experts have raised qualms that more parents could mean more parents could mean more conflict.
    Jennifer Peltz, The Seattle Times, 18 June 2017
  • Tough, as Bochy said, even if Gray’s qualms are with himself.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • There is one common qualm about the watch; the price point, however that won't be a problem today.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Each winds up sacrificing a friend to the cause along the way, Faith with few qualms and Greer with many.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Merzeus had no qualms about stepping in whenever the government failed to act.
    Michelle W., Longreads, 20 May 2017
  • The only qualm was with how easily the sheets wrinkle, but that’s not a dealbreaker for us.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Good-quality western movies often show that even a tough guy has qualms about killing.
    Jon Fobes, cleveland.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • But his moral qualms and the Christian concept of mercy don’t carry much weight here.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Pamela Allen has no such qualms when talking about her own recovery.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Even with the elation of top officials, some residents have qualms about what the massive project might bring.
    Erin Cox, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • One qualm is that this can lead to RVs packed together like sardines.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Cleveland officials have some qualms about a company that wants to run high speed broadband lines all through the city.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Our biggest qualm is with their design, which is, summed up in a word, noticeable.
    Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 19 Mar. 2021
  • But voters may have qualms about the town’s treatment of Attella.
    Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Mr Trump does not have qualms about befriending strongmen.
    The Economist, 21 June 2018
  • These people will have no qualms about removing any safeguards.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2016

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