inexperienced

Example Sentences

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He was surprised by how young, inexperienced employees sold million-dollar deals to Fortune 100 companies as though it were no big thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Marsh said he had no concerns over what will be a fairly inexperienced pace attack also featuring Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis, who was a last-minute replacement for Cummins.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

That was an extraordinary way to say: You are so unprofessional and inexperienced that I’m not even going to discipline you because you never had any business in this position in the first place.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

Local officials have grown increasingly wary of unprepared and inexperienced hikers setting out on some of the toughest peaks during perilous conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Aron’s training in worldliness was gained from a young man of no experience, which gave him the ability for generalization only the inexperienced can have.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck