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How to pronounce ingenuous

“ingenuous” pronunciation in American and British English

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“ingenuous” in real sentences

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  1. to be innovative, for us to be ingenuous.

    Talks at Google

  2. and your statement is always fine, that feels a little ingenuous to me.

    Team Coco

  3. he was, but rather to be kind of boyish, boyish, and ingenuous and even charming.

    Oxford Union

  4. transformed via an ingenuous enthusiasm into a self-presentation as a casually sophisticated elite student fully

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