newbie

Example Sentences

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Many years ago, when I was a newbie newspaper reporter in the Boston Globe’s Washington bureau, one of my colleagues, Tom Oliphant, gave me a tip that I’ve cherished ever since.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

I’m no Nobu regular and rarely cook, so I was the class newbie by a long shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

I asked the queen what a newbie like me should know about visiting her village.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In 2022, the political newbie won Kathmandu's mayoral race by a landslide as an independent candidate, triumphing over parties which had dominated elections for decades.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But I’d been watching Roli go to school here for a while, so even as a newbie I knew that wasn’t the right answer, not at Seaward.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina