How to Use simplistic in a Sentence

simplistic

adjective
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  • His interpretation of the theory was too simplistic.
  • That's a very simplistic way to describe what is the joy for me.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 25 May 2022
  • My kids are still in the phase of eating simplistic food.
    — Jackie Cooperman, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • That’s the over-simplistic, but spot-on sum of things with a lineup built for far more.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • These tools are simplistic by the standards of 2023 AI.
    — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 20 June 2023
  • But on the other side, there’s just very simplistic takes on Hamas.
    — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The velcro straps work for a retro and simplistic look — one that will likely stick around for a while.
    — Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2022
  • If your dress is super simplistic, your date can get wild with their prom night fit.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Lupita Nyong'o's hair is simplistic and timeless with a soft curl at the ends to give it just enough volume.
    — Ann Wang, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The boards and pieces are relatively simplistic compared to the full-sized Battleship, but the idea is the same.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • People have been saying the whole time that her drumming was simplistic, but the band was just guitar and drums.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 1 June 2023
  • Such a strict and simplistic rule is not going to be well-accepted by the public at large.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • Phoenix will not keep it that simplistic against a player like Doncic.
    — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • Let your walls do the talking, like in this simplistic living room by Civilian Projects.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The simplistic black stool that joins the collection is from a little further back—1963, to be exact.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2023
  • And that balance, in and of itself, is where Randle must grow, and play a more simplistic brand of basketball.
    — Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • This Shōgun has many hearts and many points of view, rather than fixating on the simplistic stranger in a strange land story from the Eighties.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Its writing is simplistic at times, and the characters are loud and even grating.
    — Ruth Johnson, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • His ideal world was a simple—though not simplistic—one.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • But this is far too simplistic for a culture so rich in history.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2023
  • There are plenty of words that can be negatives when used in a theater review: Earnest and simplistic, to name but two.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • An open-back and flared train ensures that even with simplistic styles, there are still plenty of special details.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2023
  • On the surface, the cabin seems simplistic, with clean curved lines, almost devoid of amenities.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The bad news is that salespeople tend to mistake simple for simplistic.
    — Julie Thomas, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • So this question is a little bit simplistic (not very; IU really was shut out in the second half).
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The controls are designed to be simplistic, limited to switches on the hand grips—similar to a video game.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Games boil these mechanics down to their most simplistic.
    — Josh Wilbur, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • To make up for the more simplistic design, however, Jenner's sleeveless look featured a second deep plunge in the back.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Her writing eschews the simplistic cliché that great art emerges from great suffering.
    — Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But the alternative the writers opt for is an overly simplistic bit of action.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 June 2022

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