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
Nairn, 49, is best known for playing Hodor – the guileless servant of House Stark - in HBO's fantasy drama.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
This guileless 17-year-old, Chicano kid from Pacoima found a way to introduce himself to America by taking something familiar and making it feel like nothing you had heard before.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025
Or, God forbid, what I feared most: guileless devotion?
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.