Examples of naivete in a Sentence

her naïveté led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of naïveté when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public

Recent Examples on the Web The idea that the West is going to inspire these countries to change their ways with the force of its moral example is laughable, an embarrassing display of both naivete and self-importance. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 These are spooky Nightwalker strawberries that are supposed to taste like pineapple and blind naivete, maybe. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2022 As a newly out gay Southerner dating a man in the military, his impact far exceeded his naivete and continues to this day. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022 What bothers Jenkins the most — more than his naivete, more than the lost money — is the guilt. — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 Policymakers across the globe have been slow to regulate cryptocurrency, likely owing to their own naivete and the industry’s breakneck growth. — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022 Jonathan Anderson embraced silliness and strangeness at both JW Anderson and Loewe, but a childlike sense of naivete was also palpable at Comme des Garçons Homme Plus and Moschino. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2022 Presented with the reality of life, Count Morstin is embarrassed by his former naivete. — Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2022 Has American naivete helped enable the enemy the U.S. had sought to deter? — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2022 See More

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