gullible

Example Sentences

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Maybe Roher believes this is what our increasingly gullible, truth-challenged citizenry needs from an explanatory doc: a flashy, kindhearted reminder that we’re the change we need to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Or is it more like Freddy Krueger, coming back to haunt the gullible?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

The fundamental problem is that hopeful investors are too often gullible investors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

And was she just being gullible, thinking this person was really writing to her?

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett