clear conscience
noun
: a knowledge or belief that one has done nothing bad or wrong
At least now I can face him with a clear conscience.
Examples of clear conscience in a Sentence
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If the answer is a definite no, go forward with a clear conscience.
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Adunola Adeshola, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Then, if the daughter comes asking for rent money, Mom can say no with a clear conscience, and hopefully with no hard feelings all around, as this was all laid out in advance.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
At the end of the play, no one can possibly have a clear conscience.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
Adunola Adeshola, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Then, if the daughter comes asking for rent money, Mom can say no with a clear conscience, and hopefully with no hard feelings all around, as this was all laid out in advance.
—Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
At the end of the play, no one can possibly have a clear conscience.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
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“Clear conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20conscience. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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