unsophisticated

Example Sentences

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He added that “unfortunately, many unsophisticated investors will be left holding the bag in the end.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

They found that the gains on prediction markets go almost entirely to sophisticated traders, while long-shot bets and unsophisticated traders take losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Everything fell: oil prices, the dollar, even gold, because investors were shocked by how unsophisticated and draconian the policy was.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Colonial-era urban elites in Calcutta, influenced by European tastes, often dismissed jatra as rustic or unsophisticated.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The police were unsophisticated in the Transkei, and from the moment I left the boardinghouse, they followed me everywhere I went.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela