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.
• 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
• The series is a crime thriller that depicts love and innocence against the backdrop of crime, and blends the romance of the 90s with humor.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Trump has denied the charges and maintained his innocence.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2024
• That is, until Pip teams up with Sal’s brother to prove his innocence.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
• Syed has maintained his innocence since he was first charged.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
• 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
• He's maintained his innocence amid an avalanche of civil lawsuits over the past year and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
• Lanez maintained his innocence in regard to all three felony counts.
  — Kyle Rempfer, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022
• Watson maintained his innocence, refused to turn on the other man, and spent four decades in prison.
  — Andrew Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• Coach Shah is maintaining his innocence in the court of public opinion.
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• Smollett, 42, has maintained his innocence throughout the entire case.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024