guileless

Example Sentences

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“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

Spalding’s mellow, dancing bass plucks are a sound we know best from jazz, but are totally at home here, and her singing is guileless without being childlike.

From New York Times

Avedon placed Capote in front of a light-colored backdrop, and the wide margin of space around Capote sets him apart from the world, offering a pure and guileless figure.

From Salon

Still, despite that guileless perspective, readers will sense dangers ahead without knowing exactly what they are.

From Washington Post

But to a guileless girl, it’s hardly a restriction when a new world of usefulness, warmth and learning has been opened by Eibhlín’s simply looking after her.

From Los Angeles Times