How to Use "Guilty" with Example Sentences

guilty (adj): feeling responsible or bad about having done something wrong; responsible for committing a crime

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Used with verbs:

"He feels really guilty about that."
(feels)

"The dog looks guilty."
(looks)

"He pleaded guilty to murder."
(pleaded)

"She is guilty of lying."
(be: is/am/are)

"Everyone believes that he is guilty."
(believes, presumes)

"They were found guilty."
(be + found, be + proven)

"The jury voted him not guilty."
(voted, declared, pronounced)

Used with adverbs:

"She feels extremely guilty about what she said."
(extremely, really, very, horribly, incredibly, terribly)

"I feel almost guilty about being the lone survivor."
(almost, somewhat, rather)

"The dog looks a little guilty."
(a little, slightly)

"They feel equally guilty for the accident."
(equally)

"He was certainly guilty."
(certainly, clearly, obviously)

Used with prepositions:

"He feels guilty about the project's failure."
(about)

"He was found guilty of fraud."
(of)

Used with nouns:

"She has a guilty conscience."
(conscience, feeling, secret)

"Baking is his guilty pleasure."
(pleasure)

"The guilty party will be held responsible."
(party)

"They handcuffed the guilty defendant."
(defendant)

"The jury came back with a guilty verdict."
(verdict)

"He entered a guilty plea."
(plea)