How to Use innocence in a Sentence

innocence

noun
  • The age of innocence was over.
  • He vows that he will prove his innocence in court.
  • So there is an innocence that’s been chipped away.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There’s less of a child-like sense of innocence and naivety.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t a film about innocence.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As if his own fate, his own guilt and innocence, were bound up with theirs.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • So that’s not a great sign for Don’s innocence.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But the film is also about the loss of your innocence and the loss of friends.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • All while still keeping that innocence that got them this far.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Syed has maintained his innocence since he was first charged.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
  • There is of course an innocence to these exchanges.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Green claimed innocence, but his pleas were for many years left unheard.
    — CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • As the facts emerge, his innocence will become clear.
    — Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Feuer, who has not been charged with any crimes, maintained his innocence this week.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • School, like childhood, like innocence, comes to an end.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Ciri loses the last of her innocence.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the poem, the Clod is an avatar of innocence.
    — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Yet again, an act of leisure is getting robbed of its idleness and innocence.
    — Adam Chandler, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Read has pleaded not guilty to all three charges and maintains her innocence.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 June 2025
  • Now the real process begins, and the truth and his innocence will shine through.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • There is a naive innocence about her and that left her on an island by herself in the house.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • That standing grew with his arrest and his claims of innocence.
    — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Jessie asks, with the innocence of someone first unboxed by a boomer.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • The man had stolen her peace of mind, her voice and her little sister’s innocence.
    — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • Where is our courage to face ourselves, to put aside our vain longing for innocence?
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Kelsey pleaded guilty in the case but has since proclaimed his innocence.
    — Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In the book, Dawson was adamant about his friend's innocence.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the five suspects unite to try to prove their innocence.
    — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Combs maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the five counts brought against him.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There was this innocence with us just being normal kids.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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