neophyte

Example Sentences

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But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

But when production started, Guadagnino was a neophyte: “I was completely ignorant about tennis,” he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 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

The result that probably stung the most was in the capital Athens, where a socialist-backed academic and political neophyte, Haris Doukas, beat incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis, with nearly 56% of the vote.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 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