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naive

[nah-eev] / nɑˈiv /


naïve


Example Sentences

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I know it sounds both naive and quaint, but going to see a game should be a common ritual with family and/or friends.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fourteen days, four defeats - one a cup final, another a top-of-the-table clash - several alarmingly naive comments, the ridiculed use of a tactics board, and an eye-popping social media post.

From BBC

"Mainstream parties would be naive to assume that these voters will simply return when they get older," he adds.

From BBC

The report said that Pierce was "naive and inexperienced in coping with anybody who treated him in this way".

From BBC

As Owain is autistic, Maria, 56, said he could be "quite naive", and sometimes struggled to mix with others his age, so the app offered "peace of mind".

From BBC