naive

In a sentence

Six example sentences with naive, each labelled with its topic.

• The study found that naive participants trusted the confederate immediately, while repeat volunteers hedged every answer after the first round.

  Psychology

• Candide is so naive that he keeps insisting the world is well arranged while disaster follows him across three continents.

  Literature

• The founders were naive about hiring, handing equity to friends on a handshake and noticing the trouble at their first raise.

  Startups

• Naive savers poured money into the fund because of last year's return, never asking what fees it charged.

  Finance

• The new councillor was naive about how budgets pass, promising a pool before learning that three committees had to agree.

  Politics

• The rookie was naive enough to believe every veteran's tip about the referees, including the ones invented as a prank.

  Basketball

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