greenhorn
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
So to Ellis last August went a greenhorn trainer, Hamilton, then 28.
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022
But it didn't matter if you owned a green jacket or were a greenhorn journalist, Dan Jenkins had time for you.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 11, 2019
I’d recommend it for the Chabon greenhorn on up.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019
London himself arrived here in 1897, as a 21-year-old greenhorn.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2017
Fresh arrivals to the Valentine farm made it so Cora was no longer the greenhorn, bumbling about.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
![]()