How to Use naivety in a Sentence

naivety

noun
  • There’s less of a child-like sense of innocence and naivety.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Norwich have won only two games so far, and their naivety will send them down.
    — SI.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • That soundtrack has this young naivety to it – but also a sense of glamour.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022
  • True love is a wise change agent that leans on the better angels without naivety.
    — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 3 July 2018
  • But this removal from war’s true horrors brought a bit of naivety to the movement.
    — JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • My naivety was expunged in my first few weeks on the job post-graduation.
    — Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Generally, there seems to be a view that ethics is somehow akin to naivety.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • As my exit visa failed to materialise, my naivety dawned on me.
    — The Economist, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Posey, for all his naivety in his new role, is at least empowered by ownership.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
  • Yes, their youthful naivety and shallow squad depth can still show up now and again, but the only way is up.
    — SI.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • This award-winning film is about the naivety of childhood, love torn apart by conflict, and regret.
    — Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022
  • Shocked by his disrespect and naivety, Raq slaps the daylights out of Kanan.
    — Kyesha Jennings, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
  • That’s where naive creativity comes in… and that naivety can become a breakthrough.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • On the other hand, there may be a certain naivety associated with a mind that is too fixed or too rigid.
    — Josephine Kant, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Both sides will claim the moral high ground and criticize the naivety of opposing arguments.
    — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Both sides will claim the moral high ground and criticize the naivety of opposing arguments.
    — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Just lose weight reveals a naivety that borders on proud ignorance — a denial of what so much science tells us now.
    — Your Fat Friend, SELF, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The cheerful, topknot-wearing cherub is more likely to invoke thoughts of whimsy or naivety.
    — USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Gladys, on the other hand, was handed everything on a silver platter, and there’s a bit of naivety to her.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Sometimes, these declarations are the product of naivety; other times, it’s done for clicks.
    — Henry McIntosh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Her witty lines, lust for LL Cool J, and naivety stuck to your ribs long after your first watch.
    — Niki McGloster, refinery29.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Instead of making attempts to work with me, the card company took me to court where my naivety was taken advantage of.
    — Mourice "mo" Hylton, Sun Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This journey can be very confusing and require a high degree of drive, problem-solving, and even a little bit of naivety.
    — Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • Panarin embraced it with a combination of zeal and naivety that endeared him to the Blueshirts faithful.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The joy, the positivity, and the wonderful naivety of this group are something to cherish.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Yes, there is naivety to his play at times — that is inevitable for one so young, and was evident again when he was booked for a dive just before the interval.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But Kitsch brings a certain slyness to the role, in which Carter’s seeming naivety hides a watchful intuition.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Hilmar plays Jónas’ closest partner, who plans to use Jónas’ naivety to build her own escape from their overlord.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
  • There is a poignant naivety to that, even if his devotional dance soon segues into a fight — all the more dazzling, of course, for being fought and won by a man in a skirt.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The reality of their relationship wasn't lost on the singer, despite her naivety about their ability to last.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026

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