soothe your conscience

Examples (10)

• He donated to charity to soothe his conscience after the argument.
• I'm trying to soothe my conscience by apologizing to her.
• Perhaps a full confession will soothe your conscience.
• She had returned the wallet, hoping the act would soothe her guilty conscience.
• Soothing one's conscience isn't always as simple as saying sorry.
• Will telling the truth finally soothe your troubled conscience?
• In an attempt to soothe her conscience, she worked tirelessly at the animal shelter.
• No amount of money could soothe his conscience for what he had done.
• He tried to soothe his conscience by convincing himself it was for the best.
• The company issued a public apology, a clear move to soothe the public conscience.