naive
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The fact that Vance and his team weren’t ready even to stay over one night suggests either that they were very naive or that they knew the trip was a dead end.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
His sentiment was so naive it led Fox News’ Jesse Watters to remark, “I’m not sure you totally get what people feel about that.”
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A Labour MP who resigned as a Cabinet Office minister has said he was "naive" and "so sorry" in his first full interview since leaving his role.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
His hopes of succeeding accelerated when one day Perry produced a pastel drawing he had made—a large, in no way technically naive portrait of Jesus.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing naive
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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