gullible

Example Sentences

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Professional and institutional investors turn positive on stocks at the beginning of a bull market, and gradually unload their appreciated equities to more gullible retail investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"I was naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Maybe I would have too — I’m really gullible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“Why,” Herbie wailed, “am 1 such a clumsy, gullible schmuck?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols