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

"We should have been moved by your willingness to suffer 'censure, suspension, or removal from the conference' to enforce your personal preferences on the overwhelming majority of your unenlightened colleagues," McClintock wrote in the letter.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

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

“It was a very different, unenlightened world,” Shrum said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 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