gullible

Example Sentences

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Maybe Roher believes this is what our increasingly gullible, truth-challenged citizenry needs from an explanatory doc: a flashy, kindhearted reminder that we’re the change we need to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The fundamental problem is that hopeful investors are too often gullible investors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Our grandparents weren’t gullible; they encountered threats they didn’t recognize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"To come out as a strong critic of Bashir would have been in effect to paint his sister as a gullible fool," writes Webb.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

My father once said I was as gullible as a fish.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech