simpleminded

Example Sentences

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They use that intelligence — which is part of what corrupted them — to prey on more simpleminded folk who are virtuous.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

It also boils down the research efforts of an entire university to a single number to be used for simpleminded ranking.

From Scientific American • Mar. 19, 2019

Francis McDermott plays the same role she always plays, but this time with simpleminded nastiness that does not ring true.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2018

Twitter too often makes its users more hotheaded and simpleminded than they really are.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 14, 2015

Have the streets of Lake turned me into some simpleminded girl?

From "Legend" by Marie Lu