neophyte

Example Sentences

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But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

“When you start talking to me about geopolitics and all the things that go into that — I’m a neophyte, I don’t think I would be competent to do that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

A political neophyte and US resident, with no connection to the party before he became a candidate for the May election, he came out of nowhere to win the contest.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 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