innocent

Example Sentences

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“And the insult added to that injury is an innocent party’s financial life can be turned upside down based on someone else’s fraud — conducted in the far-off past and entirely unbeknownst to the law-abiding party.”

From MarketWatch

In one of the earliest accounts of that night’s events, Kate replied, “we are innocent—how good it is to have a clear conscience.”

From Literature

The vow of a knight does not say to “defend the weak and innocent . . . especially if you have a crush on them.”

From Salon

"The fact that an innocent man was taken from his home is not acceptable," he said, quoted by AFP.

From BBC

“There’s a creature, small and . . . and innocent! Her fur is—is—very soft and—and delicate!”

From Literature