It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer. From LearnThat.org. [Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780), English jurist, author.]
An innocent child. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An innocent prank. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Fine innocent weather. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
American tourists wholly innocent of French. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A child's innocent stare. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
What's amazing, at least to this innocent, is this. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Should Prosecutors Hire Jury Consultants?] Reference
That displaying affection, however innocent, is bad?. From Wordnik.com. [Romeo @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy] Reference
Even through these grates, array'd in innocent white. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini] Reference
Being proven innocent is NOT the same as being let go. From Wordnik.com. [Carleton U fires Lebanese prof after B’nai Brith statement : Law is Cool] Reference
"Who are you calling innocent, hoof-nose?" the peeve demanded. From Wordnik.com. [Stork Naked]
I then transmitted in innocent words the message to Stockholm. From Wordnik.com. [How I Helped Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Smuggle His Nobel Lecture from the USSR] Reference
In the eyes of the law Geordie in innocent until proven guilty. From Wordnik.com. [Forget Your Future Plans « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Of course he wanted girls to remain innocent – it suited his purpose. From Wordnik.com. [In Times Like These] Reference
I would consider all H-S Precision stocks to be covered in innocent blood. From Wordnik.com. [Savagery in South Dakota] Reference
Mary had been smiling, but now she produced an expression of innocent curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Mistaken Wife] Reference
I won't put up with his shinanigan - debotchin 'innocent children with his boozing. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
And the number of guilty people erroneously listed as innocent is tiny: one in a million. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 13, 2003 - April 19, 2003 Archives] Reference
I. Pleasures and diversions, especially such as they will have us call innocent diversions. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.)] Reference
Anyone who sees Iran as innocent is absolutely delusional and incapable of decision making. From Wordnik.com. [Biden calls Bush comments 'bulls**t'] Reference
He needs to be worshipped, and needed, and only a young innocent is going to offer him that. From Wordnik.com. [Men prefer attractive women regardless of age] Reference
He had been arresting and turning in innocent Afghan civilians to curry favour with the Americans. From Wordnik.com. [Review: Taxi to the Dark Side : Law is Cool] Reference
In any dirty war, the innocent are the first to bleed. From Wordnik.com. [The Tears Of A Nation] Reference
The line he took might be called the innocent Jesuitical. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.". From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Such cases prompt the idea of innocent victims-everyone else. From Wordnik.com. [Pravda.Ru] Reference
"Jem Deady, the innocent, that isn't waned from his mother ayet.". From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
"I guess it's the first time you were ever called innocent!" cried. From Wordnik.com. [The Reverberator] Reference
Paula Deen is definitely a ham, but I wouldn't call her innocent …. From Wordnik.com. [Pajiba] Reference
Although Yotsuba is easily described as innocent, gullible and utterly naïve. From Wordnik.com. [Blog@Newsarama] Reference
The victims, all described as innocent bystanders, were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. From Wordnik.com. [13WHAM: Top Stories] Reference
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