Examples of guileless in a Sentence
she was an easygoing, guileless young woman who was comfortable just being herself
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Mickey 17 is as guileless as Candide, while his successor is more aggressive and shifty-eyed.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The older-younger generational divide emerges in an entirely different way in the latter episodes, with a growing riff between pragmatic (some would say selfish) Gen Xers and more idealistic and collectivist (some would say guileless) younger millennial and Gen Zers.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Too much guileless positivity could lean a little Kimmy Schmidt, but Marcie’s innocence and genuine concern for every character grounds Sweeney’s dramedy from going full-tilt self-loathing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Goldsberry is both funny, guileless, and dear, and ends the show with a kind of light wave, a gentle gesture for what turns out to be a very good night.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The older-younger generational divide emerges in an entirely different way in the latter episodes, with a growing riff between pragmatic (some would say selfish) Gen Xers and more idealistic and collectivist (some would say guileless) younger millennial and Gen Zers.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Too much guileless positivity could lean a little Kimmy Schmidt, but Marcie’s innocence and genuine concern for every character grounds Sweeney’s dramedy from going full-tilt self-loathing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Goldsberry is both funny, guileless, and dear, and ends the show with a kind of light wave, a gentle gesture for what turns out to be a very good night.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Guileless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guileless. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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guileless
adjective
guile·less
ˈgī(ə)l-ləs 
guilelessly
adverb
guilelessness
noun
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