guileless

Example Sentences

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A protagonist like Claire—faced with ethical dilemmas and a backstory she’d like to keep secret—is usually surrounded by the guileless and the innocent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“A party plaintiff’s misguided belief or guileless action in relying on a statement on which no reasonable person would rely is not justifiable reliance,” according to Vondran Legal, which has offices in California and Arizona.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

The child is as smart and cunning as Dunk is thick and guileless.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Andrew Koji also shows up as a sidekick for Boy, whom Skarsgard plays as a guileless killing machine.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

All of them had a guileless look about them, but complication and something more lurked behind Pilate’s and Hagar’s faces.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison