novice

I’m a novice, so I recruited a caviar-loving colleague to join me for an impromptu tasting session of five brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Though “CODA” may have brought her wider attention, she was far from a novice by the time she made that film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"I wanted to show people that it works," she tells me, explaining she thought sweetcorn's similarity to condensed milk would make the combination "more palatable" to a sweetcorn drink novice.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

A football novice when he bought the club, Xu helped the team win multiple league championships.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Not a first attempt, I take it?” observing that the pages were numbered, covered only on one side, and not tied up with a ribbon—sure sign of a novice.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

They include novices straight out of education, laid-off construction workers and barbecue business owners seeking new inspiration.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

In turn, “You Must Be Here for the Reading” works for both those who are novices to the space as well as those who are more experienced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

ETFs like these are easy for novices to work with and often have low fees.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

I took four rounds in a row, which my table of total novices agreed must be some kind of record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

And when experienced cell phone users were asked how long it would take novices to learn to use the phone, they guessed thirteen minutes; in fact, it took thirty-two.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker