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.
• Lanez maintained his innocence in regard to all three felony counts.
  — Kyle Rempfer, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022
• Trump has maintained his innocence in that case and sought to appeal the judgement.
  — Ivana Saric, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
• Paine, who's been in prison for nearly two decades, has always maintained his innocence.
  — Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
• Watson maintained his innocence, refused to turn on the other man, and spent four decades in prison.
  — Andrew Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Morphew has maintained his innocence and is not facing any charges in connection with his wife’s death.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
• Shah maintained her innocence across the third season, which premiered in September.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2023
• Shah maintained her innocence through much of season three, which is currently airing on Bravo.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2023
• Clay and his family have maintained his innocence during his unusually long wait for a trial.
  — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
• Feuer disputes the agent’s allegations and maintains his innocence.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
• Though his conviction still stands, Phipps has maintained his innocence and remains critical of the evidence used against him at trial.
  — Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2023
• The plea allowed Huffington to maintain his innocence but acknowledge there was enough evidence to convict.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2023
• Two decades since her disappearance and death, Peterson has maintained his innocence despite his conviction years earlier.
  — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2022
• Lewis found 39 guilty indicators and zero indicators of innocence.
  — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Jones was convicted for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan but has maintained his innocence and fought to appeal his conviction.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2023
• But in the modern world, there is no space for innocence.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 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
• 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
• Carter has long denied the charges and maintained his innocence.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• That is, until Pip teams up with Sal’s brother to prove his innocence.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024