qualms

plural of qualm

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of qualms And despite Paris’ qualms with the film, Michael does otherwise have the backing of the Jackson estate. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 Yankees manager Aaron Boone had no qualms about his shortstop costing his club a base runner. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025 Even the DeSantis administration might have some qualms about sanding off crosswalk markings within sight of the club where 49 people died in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 Quite frankly, there are very few qualms with Rhino Market & Deli. Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025 Those qualms did not last long. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025 On the other hand, the African Union has no such qualms about the convention’s commitments and believes there’s room to add more. Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Her last qualms were with schools that get grants to buy supplies, including computers, for example. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
Noun
  • McConaughey may have had doubts at first, but Greengrass felt the actor was the only big star who could believably play a man hustling to stay afloat and keep his family together.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Former Defense officials also had their doubts.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The landowners' objections do not bar TVA's authorization to access the properties pursuant to the court’s orders, nor does authorization hinge on further activity in the lawsuits.
    Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All states allow medical vaccine exemptions and most states already have exemption policies in place for people with strong religious objections, in an effort to balance the need for public health with the ideal of individual freedom of choice.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • A little kitten in Philadelphia is a fierce ball of light despite some early misgivings with a couple of his legs.
    TJ Macias, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This film for me is about morals and scruples and what people will do or won’t do for money.
    Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Mitevska clearly has no such scruples.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Qualms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualms. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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