unenlightened

Example Sentences

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They were trying to avoid seeming judgmental, unenlightened or disloyal to a socially expected script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

I think of this as the tragedy of unenlightened self-interest – or the stupidity of greed.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2024

But overall, the show achieves nothing but leaving the viewer feeling "depressed" and "unenlightened", she added - especially given that several Savile documentaries already exist.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

This gives the emotions of their scenes more complexity, and though Freyer can’t do much else with her troubled character, Klasko is at times heartbreaking in his portrait of conflicted and hopelessly unenlightened love.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Our latrine was probably neutral territory, but on the points of bathing and washing we were unenlightened for the longest time.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver