How to use "guilty" in a sentence

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds

The Thenardiers did not feel guilty about treating Cosette badly because Fantine had stopped sending them regular payments.

If he's found guilty of stealing from the bishop - who, as you know, died a couple of years ago - and of robbing the small boy, he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.'

He had heard them and seen them, but had paid them no attention, and he suddenly felt guilty.

He also enjoys deciding who is innocent and who is guilty, but today that is too easy.

Sala stopped soon afterward, and, feeling guilty, she sent a message to Cham.

"Would you?" Sala felt a little guilty

We began to kiss each other, like guilty lovers who had never kissed before.

He would be sleeping, but she wouldn't feel guilty if she woke him, not after all the sleepless nights that he had given her

A couple weeks after the little girl was buried, the mother started feeling guilty about not paying her last respects."

"Well, if someone had a guilty conscience, why wouldn't he approach you directly?"

Evans felt guilty about not having had the courage to view the boy's mutilated body prior to the burial

"I can't help feeling guilty about involving you."

If you have to blame someone because you're feeling guilty about what we're doing here, then blame the Chinese, not me."

"You're just feeling guilty," Dombey said.

The Department of Defense, which was less flush than Health and Welfare these days, was nevertheless also guilty of waste, and it was good for at least another billion a year

'Oh, but Vicar, you don't think that he is guilty?'

Someone's trying to make him look guilty.'

Because otherwise people will say that, I ran away - because I felt guilty

But what does he want to come and see me for? I don't like it! I never suggested that he was guilty

But I know who is guilty of the crime

But why didn't the stupid fellow destroy this one? It just proves he's guilty! Listen, that sounds like a car.' He went to the window

It upset all my ideas and made me think he was not guilty - when up to then I had been sure that he was.'

He did this to make it seem that someone was trying to make Mrs Protheroe look guilty

Poor Mr Hawes felt more and more guilty about taking the money from the collection.'

When the poor young man was found dead and the letter was read, everyone would think that he had shot Colonel Protheroe and killed himself because he felt so guilty

'And prove he's guilty,' said Melchett

And if he hadn't, he would have been found guilty of murder

Lawrence Redding and Anne Protheroe were accused of the murder and found guilty in court