naiveté

Example Sentences

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But Dougal’s naiveté does not preclude a sly sense of humor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Josh O’Connor, in an amusing combination of naiveté and canniness, does fine work in the lead role as a boxer turned priest who, after slugging a colleague, gets penitentially sent to work with a difficult cleric in a small parish in New York state.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indeed, a certain amount of failure is written into the character, with his mix of optimistic naivete and self-puncturing pride, a combination LeBlanc is skilled at bringing to life.

From Los Angeles Times

“Stonewalling” doesn’t sentimentalize or squeeze tears for Lynn, who, for all her meekness, naivete and often-foolish decisions, is tough enough to have long ago waived her right to self-pity.

From Los Angeles Times

“My father, in his naïveté, thought that if he got the camera people to film the policemen and the dogs attacking the spectators that it would make them stop,” Klein said.

From New York Times