How to use "scruples" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "scruples" in popular movie and book plots

  • For this she will spare no effort, nor scruples to hinder the doctor's romance with Laura.  - Alto Astral
  • After many suicide attempts, Mickey decides he needs help and seeks someone he believes has no scruples and would do anything for money.  - Wheels (2017 film)
  • However, his scruples and love for Hayley get in the way, and he is unable to comply.  - Lost in Space (American Dad!)
  • Saman, who is younger than Aiman, is overambitious and has no scruples when it comes to making it big in life.  - Maat (TV series)
  • Union Newsreel reporter Chris Hunter (Clark Gable) is sneakier and has fewer scruples than his rivals in war-torn China.  - Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)
  • Tired of being poor, Noshu, a newspaperman abandons his scruples and starts to make money as a black marketeer.  - Footpath (1953 film)
  • Caith and Dubhain themselves are imprisoned, and Caith bargains away his scruples for help from Dubhain in freeing them and rescuing Brain.  - The Brothers (novella)
  • The judge is struggling with the conflict between his moral scruples and his love for La Môme.  - Can-Can (musical)
  • Undershaft eventually overcomes Cusins' moral scruples about the nature of the business.  - Major Barbara

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