be blameless

Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words

Used to state that someone is not responsible for something bad that has happened.

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Examples (10)

  • The official inquiry found the driver to be completely blameless in the accident.
  • She insisted that her conduct in the affair had been entirely blameless.
  • The children are blameless; the fault lies entirely with the adults.
  • While the CEO took the fall, the board of directors was not blameless.
  • Can anyone truly claim to be blameless in such a complicated dispute?
  • He tried to act as if he were blameless, but his guilt was obvious.
  • The company asserts that it is blameless for the supply chain disruptions.
  • To be appointed to the committee, your professional record must be blameless.
  • According to his supporters, the ousted leader was blameless and wrongly accused.
  • If the evidence proves you are blameless, you will be fully exonerated.