greenhorn

Example Sentences

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So to Ellis last August went a greenhorn trainer, Hamilton, then 28.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

Wily bank robber Wesley Snipes taunts a familiar-looking rough-and-ready cop while greenhorn Ryan Phillippe delivers a TED talk on chaos theory in this listless would-be thriller.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

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

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