twinge of guilt
stab of guilt

He has some twinges of guilt about not doing more for his people.

Sometimes I do feel a twinge of guilt about all that water.

Even before she opened her mouth, I felt a twinge of guilt.

He suppressed a twinge of guilt as the man left.

But Rob felt a twinge of guilt all the same.

Too late now, she thought with only a faint twinge of guilt.

It had covered the mark he'd left on her, which brought a twinge of guilt.

He felt a twinge of guilt bubble up once again over the lives that had been lost only two days ago.

I felt a twinge of guilt as the brutal words left my mouth.

She caught on fairly quickly, and at one point I almost had a twinge of guilt over what was going to happen to her.

For this she might well feel some twinges of guilt and shame.

She experienced a twinge of guilt for her former suspicions about the other woman.

If it had been a bad remark, she would have felt a twinge of guilt or fear at the time.

Without so much as a twinge of guilt, she let the door bang shut behind her.

He also felt more than a twinge of guilt.

In the back of my mind was a twinge of guilt.

Thinking about her under the present circumstances gave me no noticeable twinge of guilt.

Juliet felt a twinge of guilt at causing her pain.

At the door, though, I felt a twinge of guilt for my impudence and turned.

No twinge of guilt or remorse for boxing her in.

He felt a twinge of guilt, but it passed into the same dream state as his other emotions.

Cal felt a twinge of guilt for keeping Dan in the dark.

Sometimes, when a scene was particularly revolting, he felt a twinge of guilt.

She felt a twinge of guilt, knowing how important this homecoming was to him.

With a twinge of guilt, she thought about the day she hit it.

I met his eyes and felt a stab of guilt.

He felt the young man's failure with a stab of guilt.

The fact hat she'd called so many times gave Jack a stab of guilt.

She felt a stab of guilt as she looked up at him.

Luke felt a stab of guilt, then reminded himself that he was just doing his job.

Her voice sounded older to Lauren, who felt a stab of guilt for not having called recently.

Weaver felt a terrible stab of guilt, and quickly changed the subject.

She felt a sudden stab of guilt, comparing him with Jenny.

As always a stab of guilt went through him at the thought of how much he had spent with her, over the years.

Mary remembers feeling a stab of guilt at not taking an interest in her husband's business affairs.

Yet, in a way, he realized with another stab of guilt, he already had.

I felt a momentary stab of guilt but then pushed it aside.

Lloyd felt a fresh stab of guilt: even the survivors were damaged.

And somehow, despite his hunger, that resignation reached him with a stab of guilt.

I felt a stab of guilt for using the girl like this, but she knew the score well, sort of.

His young face was twisted with distaste, and Mikhail felt a stab of guilt.

He felt another stab of guilt about Marjorie's passing.

He no longer felt the sharp stab of guilt, because he was numb.

He felt a momentary stab of guilt because of Jennifer.

Then she felt a sudden stab of guilt.

His homely-handsome face split in a grin, and I felt a little stab of guilt.

Moishe felt a stab of guilt at using a child to protect himself.

Tombstone laughed, but the reminder about the medal brought a small stab of guilt.

The paint was mottled with bare patches and he felt a stab of guilt.

With a stab of guilt, Julius thought of his men shivering in the night outside.