callow
Example Sentences
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He presented himself as a callow young culture warrior prosecuting a case against Old Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The younger versions of Noah and Allie, callow and skittish, are laid out in broad strokes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Not since Zimbabwe's last Test in this country 22 years ago has England's pace attack looked so callow at home, when Steve Harmison, James Anderson and Richard Johnson had a combined seven caps.
From BBC • May 1, 2025
I was just a callow teen when Jimmy Carter became president.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025
Six months ago, the first time he set out to find her, he was still a callow kid.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Brave New World
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