guileless

Example Sentences

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Despite her guileless persona, DeLuca said, he was moved by her ability to access difficult emotions with ease, as in “Part of Your World” when she lifts off from the jagged rocks with vigor.

From New York Times

Love songs for Grantham shape nearly half the album, gentle and guileless tunes that glow.

From New York Times

She now plays a somewhat wider range of characters — shrewd blondes, guileless brunettes — and she struggles less.

From New York Times

“But I think because Andrew was so openhearted and guileless, we knew we’d get away with it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Who’s the one in that thing about those rich ladies that kill that guy?” she asks guilelessly, a nod to “Big Little Lies,” one reference to which Comins compared the show during pitch meetings.

From New York Times