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to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb to appease an angry god
2018 September 26, Brian Karem, "Bethesda Resident Describes "Culture Of Privilege" Leading To Exploitation And Abuse" in The Montgomery County Sentinel
The spear / Sung innocent, and spent its force in air.
2006, David J. Driscoll, Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology, page 43:
Although an innocent murmur is not an obstacle to participation in sports and exercise, a pathologic murmur may necessitate restrictions on the child's physical activity.
(with of) Lacking (something), or knowledge of it.
1960 September, “Talking of Trains: Progress at Stafford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522:
At the beginning of July Stafford station was innocent of buildings, except for a couple of coach bodies to house the staff, but the temporary accommodation to cover the period of building the new station was well on the way to completion.
1983, Judith Martin, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, section XVII:
Her only slight comfort is that they are not as bad as the new litter of Awful children who resulted from this marriage, Lisa, Adam, Jason, and Kristen. By all reports, they are entirely innocent of manners of any kind.
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