naive
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"We're not naive when we're invited somewhere," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
He can’t decide whether she is naive or sophisticated, an earthbound Midwestern girl or the incarnation of the eternal feminine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The impulse to shop your values isn’t naive.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
As the normies, Teller and his naive wife, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson, feel like kids playing dress-up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Miss Cowper in English, whose first words were “This fall, we will be reading Jane Eyre by Miss Charlotte Brontë, and I am not naive enough to believe that you will all like it.”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing naive
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 9
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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