How to Use naïf in a Sentence

naïf

noun

• But Murphy doesn’t quite know what to do with a naif like Monica (cf.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.
  — Frazier Moore, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2017
• The show’s drama pivots upon the question of whether Mr. Pickles is a Mr. Rogers-style innocent, or a naif out of step with the modern world.
  — Akiva Gottlieb, latimes.com, 14 June 2019
• From reckless naif to cautious veteran of pain and regret, Becc traces a route familiar to many of us.
  — oregonlive.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• Photos of them ping around the web like a House of Hoops highlight reel, as fans and basketball-naifs alike scrutinize the fashion choices of their favorite players.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2017
• There’s a Twain-like quality to this loyal naif who skewers without intending to.
  — Washington Post, 6 July 2020
• Aaron Paul is still good as Pinkman, an older and wearier character than the young naif who started working as White’s assistant in the first season more than a decade ago.
  — T.w., The Economist, 14 Oct. 2019
• Barclays was accused of defrauding those financial naifs at Citibank—even while Justice claimed that Citibank perpetrated the same scheme.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2018
• In 2012, Popkin had learned about trees to cure this blindness in himself and went from a naif who could barely pick out an oak tree to an amateur arboriculturist who can distinguish hundreds of trees.
  — Susan Crawford, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
• Sorkin sets up Schultz, the prosecutor for the federal government, as a political naif increasingly at odds with his own case.
  — Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
• Just a few months ago, most Washington establishment types would have sneered at the notion of a political naif running for president on little more than box-office juice, huge pecs, and a dazzling smile.
  — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
• Christie was a naif who weathered being publicly dumped by her first husband, losing both parents suddenly, seeing the horrors of World War I as a nurse and enduring a mental illness that led to an extended disappearance.
  — Chris Hewitt, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2020