How to Use innocence in a Sentence

innocence

noun

• The age of innocence was over.
• He vows that he will prove his innocence in court.
• Aziz and Islam had maintained their innocence from the day they were accused.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2022
• The day after the suit was filed, Tinsley released a statement maintaining his innocence.
  — Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
• Singh remains locked up at the Butler County Jail and maintains his innocence.
  — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2022
• The defendants maintain their innocence and two of them have filed motions seeking to remove Ms. Ogg from the case.
  — John Fund, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2022
• Yet in an interview with The Times, Brunner maintained his innocence.
  — Melissa Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2022
• Barry Morphew has maintained his innocence throughout the legal process and is not currently facing charges in connection with his wife’s death.
  — Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
• Though Lula maintained his innocence, his arrest kept him out of the 2018 election that Bolsonaro won.
  — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
• Most rock albums, especially in those days, were about rebellion, coming of age, savvy knowingness, but this was an album about innocence, about seeing with the eyes of a child.
  — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2022
• But in the modern world, there is no space for innocence.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
• The 54-year-old has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
• No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence.
  — Joshua Jamerson, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Jackson 5, those boys from Gary, Ind., bring back May’s innocence.
  — Gabriel Bump, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• The man had stolen her peace of mind, her voice and her little sister’s innocence.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• Among those impacted, children were the ones robbed of some innocence as the storm crushed towns.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
• The two have maintained their innocence and their lawyers have said the couple plans to appeal the verdict in their case.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 30 Dec. 2022
• His world of childhood innocence and adult experience comes to the roof of the Met.
  — Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
• Feuer, who has not been charged with any crimes, maintained his innocence this week.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• Attorneys for the three men contended the trio’s innocence at the time.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Trump has maintained his innocence in that case and sought to appeal the judgement.
  — Ivana Saric, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
• Carter has long denied the charges and maintained his innocence.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• Diddy is determined to prove his innocence in court, and is willing to take the stand to do so.
  — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024
• That is, until Pip teams up with Sal’s brother to prove his innocence.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
• For weeks, the focus seemed to center on legal aspects of the case and questions of her guilt or innocence.
  — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
• Though they were found guilty, the Chrisleys have maintained their innocence.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• Even though the actor hit the runway in barely more than her skivvies, Sevigny looks back on the show with a sense of innocence.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
• Guilt and innocence often have little to do with the outcome.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 June 2024
• Forti isn't the first person in prison to maintain his innocence.
  — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
• But while Shohei may be not guilty of gambling, his innocence in another way led to this mess.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024