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

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

Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan is equal parts callow and brilliant, a truth-teller who hides behind his own emotional walls, a small man inside of a giant talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

I was just a callow teen when Jimmy Carter became president.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

Prince Dain, about to be crowned the High King, does not have time to indulge in the petty sport of pretending to take me into his service just because a callow younger brother wishes it.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black