be amateur
Example Sentences
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I’d bet the biggest users would be amateur historians with pet theories.
From Nature • Jan. 28, 2020
If there are two things the Internet doesn’t lack for, they’d be amateur critics and people who don’t like being told what to do.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2014
If you sincerely wanna help little girls more than their own parents do, here's a toxic tip: don't be amateur with your articles, you sound bitter!
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2013
It also has a premise you don’t see every day: Mr. Hasson and Mr. Houghteling, longtime friends, have quit their office jobs in order to train to be amateur boxers.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2010
What happened on this occasion is what ordinarily happens with well-intentioned idealists who happen also to be amateur statesmen.
From Armageddon—And After by Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard)
