loss of innocence
Example Sentences
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They seek to shield them from fear, from emotional burden, from a premature loss of innocence.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The lyrics contemplate the fleeting nature of time and the loss of innocence, set against the backdrop of a love affair that's hit the rocks.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
“Fast Forward” was about the early loss of innocence in the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
For MJ, there is a lingering of guilt and shame because Brandi was robbed of what would have surely been happy memories, now tainted by a fundamental loss of innocence, all under her watch.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2024
To eat his bread in sorrow and the sweat of his face was, we are apt to forget, the first sign of man's loss of innocence.
From Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life by Vernon Lee
