innocence

Example Sentences

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Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence throughout, launching a multi-million-dollar legal suit against the newspapers that first reported on the allegations.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"It was the beginning of the end of her innocence," said the woman, whose name has been withheld to protect her daughter's identity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The 10 songs on “The Line of Time and the Plane of Now” — each recorded in only one take — mix folk, soul and jazz, radiating innocence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, the “Hannah Montana” star did not end her mockery there—going on to accuse Cooper of feigning innocence about the proximity of their properties.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

After we presented test results that confirmed his innocence in 2000, I begged prosecutors to retest the evidence, but for fifteen years they refused.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson