innocents

noun

plural of innocent
as in angels
an innocent or gentle person an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world

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Recent Examples of innocents On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Some innocents are coerced into false confessions, like what happened to the Central Park Five. — Rene Denfeld, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Over 5,000 deaths, most of them for innocents not driving trucks, in 2023 alone. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Whatever conclusions investigators might reach, the loss of at least 50 souls, and the wounding of dozens more innocents, is an unbearable blow for any community. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 In his work, women were still ethereal innocents who had yet to become believable human beings. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocents
  1. angels
  2. sheep
  3. lambs
Noun
  • The ultimate effect of Fedorov appeal to everyone’s better angels, is that Zelensky is weakened, the questions of his electoral legitimacy amplified, and the call for an end to the war bolstered.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That notion flattens a complex record and turns history into a morality play of angels and demons.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Feta is a fresh, semi-hard cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk or a mix of sheep and goat milk.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheep
Noun
  • Bartenders serve a small selection of wine in short glasses emblazoned with white lambs, and a cocktail list features beverages that range from light and herbaceous to sweet and heady.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • From dogs tenaciously reading and ebony-and-ivory lambs to intellectual cats and a rabbit that appears knitted, the finalists showcase the creativity of pet photographers worldwide.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of lambs

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