neophyte

Example Sentences

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Unlike, say, Illinois or New Jersey, which elected billionaire neophyte JB Pritzker and multimillionaire Frank Lautenberg, as, respectively, governor and U.S. senator.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday named Nicole Shanahan, a Silicon Valley lawyer, investor and political neophyte, as his running mate in his independent presidential bid.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Salaam is a political neophyte whose skill as an operator within the byzantine universe of the city’s municipal government is completely untested.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker