guileless

Example Sentences

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“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

Yet here comes Maye, the guileless face behind the most maddening revival in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

You may remember those matches from “Forrest Gump,” but Tom Hanks’ guileless sweetheart would never use the sport to smuggle gold bars out of Hong Kong, as the real Reisman once did.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Sud creates parallels between Clare in Hollywood and Dorothy in Oz, assigning Clare a Kansan back story, a yapping terrier and a guileless attitude.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Milo watched Colonel Cathcart steadily with a bland and guileless expression.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller