How to Use innocence in a Sentence

innocence

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  • The age of innocence was over.
  • He vows that he will prove his innocence in court.
  • But in the modern world, there is no space for innocence.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The Jackson 5, those boys from Gary, Ind., bring back May’s innocence.
    — Gabriel Bump, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • Among those impacted, children were the ones robbed of some innocence as the storm crushed towns.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
  • Attorneys for the three men contended the trio’s innocence at the time.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Carter has long denied the charges and maintained his innocence.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Even though the actor hit the runway in barely more than her skivvies, Sevigny looks back on the show with a sense of innocence.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Forti isn't the first person in prison to maintain his innocence.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But while Shohei may be not guilty of gambling, his innocence in another way led to this mess.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The parent had alleged that the book was offensive and would strip children of their innocence.
    — Hannah Natanson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The presumption of innocence is harder, but worth the effort.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But proof of his guilt or innocence will not be found in the Oversight Committee’s timeline.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The actor, who maintains his innocence, was convicted on two of three forcible rape charges this past May.
    — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Randazzo has not been charged with a crime and maintains his innocence.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The actor, who has maintained his innocence from the beginning, faces up to a year behind bars if convicted of the charges.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Despite her air of cutesy innocence, Griffith wrote lyrics that suggest a depth of self-awareness.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Majors, and his attorneys have denied the claims and have maintained his innocence throughout the case.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • Those children, like Arellano, are not just dealing with the trauma, but also a loss of innocence.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Majors, who has maintained his innocence, faced up to one year behind bars.
    — EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
  • After witnessing a murder, she’s forced to go on the run with the son of her French host family in order to prove her innocence.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The trial was also a chance for Majors to try to prove his innocence after an onslaught of press in the lead up and with Disney then hanging in the balance.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Yoked with that mind is a clarity of purpose, tinged with a belief in the divine, which can resemble a kind of innocence.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Later is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In the trailer, Barbie Land is a Garden of Eden: a paradise whose inhabitants live in a state of innocence and don’t know shame or death.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 July 2023
  • Majors, who has maintained his innocence from the beginning, faces up to one year behind bars if convicted of the charges.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Nilo has maintained his innocence and is scheduled to go on trial next year.
    — John Kapetaneas, ABC News, 16 June 2023
  • The film proceeds to offer its own riff on the fall from innocence: humanity’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 29 July 2023
  • Christina has maintained her innocence in Amber's death for over three decades.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Masterson has been jailed since May and maintains his innocence.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023

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