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Six example sentences with gullible, each labelled with its topic.
Under time pressure most volunteers grew noticeably more gullible, accepting a stranger's claim that they would have questioned calmly.
Psychology
A gullible investor wired forty thousand dollars to a caller who promised guaranteed returns and vanished by the weekend.
Finance
New players are gullible enough to trade a rare mount for three worthless potions the first week they log in.
Gaming
Phishing emails work on the gullible and the hurried alike, which is why the training sends fake messages to staff.
Technology
Bubbles need gullible late buyers who believe last year's prices prove next year's, and every crash finds a fresh supply.
Economics
A gullible founder signed a distribution deal after one dinner, without noticing the partner had no sales team at all.
Startups
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