amateurs
Example Sentences
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He noted that Hezbollah operators were still relative amateurs compared with Russians and Ukrainians but Israel’s defenses fall well short of what’s required to combat them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The so-called secondary draft, which was discontinued six years later, was specifically targeted toward winter high school graduates, junior college players, college dropouts and amateurs who had been previously drafted but did not sign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Sure, there are a few amateurs with metal detectors willing to give it a crack when a destination wedding takes a disastrous turn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
But when unpaid amateurs climb together, things becomes murkier.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
“Where are any such things in America^” he taunted the amateurs.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
