credulous

Example Sentences

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Mr. Carlson’s warm, credulous interview was nothing like his aggressive June episode with Mr. Cruz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Enough people are credulous or at least disingenuous enough to think that "I'm a woman, which means I can't hate other women" is an actual argument.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025

But the fact Malcolm even felt comfortable saying this is proof of how the couple realizes their power over credulous journalists.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025

He was already benefitting from credulous coverage from mainstream news organizations repackaging his open hatred of medical science as "tough" on Big Pharma or "promoting" healthy diets, all of which is flat-out false.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker