innocence
Example Sentences
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De Araújo lived through a similar trauma and skillfully maps the chasm between parents who want to protect their kid’s innocence and a girl who needs answers.
From Los Angeles Times
Seven councillors said to have been responsible for the leak were later expelled by the council, although each protested their innocence.
From BBC
The player maintained his innocence and after his acquittal, said he could "play football again with a smile on my face."
From Barron's
Where coming-of-age stories often confront the crush of innocence — the fracture and shock of stolen virtue — Thompson-Hernández instead renders one about preservation.
From Los Angeles Times
Raven wakes up already inside the Mercy system with 90 minutes to prove his innocence or at least get his probability of guilt under 92% and avoid instant death.
From Los Angeles Times
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