naiveté

Example Sentences

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For other colleagues, Moshiri’s optimism could also be read as naiveté.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The central figure is Renia, from Poland, played with innumerable nuances, as her character evolves from naiveté to ruthless opportunism, by the off-Broadway stalwart Marin Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“Things are getting worse because we’re so siloed. Our naiveté and cluelessness comes from being so safe,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Nor does she take the easy route of mistaking a young woman’s naiveté for passivity or victimhood, qualities that could scarcely be more absent from Spaeny’s intensely watchful performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

“They probably were. Our childish naiveté saved us.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia