naively

Example Sentences

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And yet it represented a floor which I naively believed democratic accountability could not fall beneath without consequence.

From Salon

In Brontë’s book, Isabella marries Heathcliff naively believing he might shape up into a gentleman and flees with their son when she realizes that is out of the question.

From Los Angeles Times

Her barrister said Pinckard's "giving of cakes and sweets" was "naively and stupidly trying to make the lives of prisoners somewhat better".

From BBC

Ridgeon said she "rather naively" thought she and her daughter could catch them quite easily using slip leads.

From BBC

That means that even if the Fed delivers multiple rate cuts this year, the labor market may not benefit as much as some might be naively counting on.

From MarketWatch