innocently

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Still, when he departs from a text he shares part of his inner world, and seems sometimes almost innocently interested in what he’s saying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The collection’s opener, “In the South,” gets underway both innocently and ominously: “The day Junior fell down began like any other day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

He shows us another bone and holding it innocently beside his leg, he says: "This is a leg bone, like mine."

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

It begins innocently enough: the two sit down to steaks at Paddy’s, luxuriating in the rare act of sharing a proper meal.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

She realized he meant Pantalaimon in his leopard shape, and shook her head innocently.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman