untrained

Example Sentences

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Untrained human handling could be dangerous for both the animals and humans, he said.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Untrained as a diplomat, Smith eschewed protocol and followed her instincts as she pushed for peace, sometimes making moves that career diplomats considered too controversial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2020

Untrained volunteers who are assigned to determine whether law enforcement or a crisis team should be summoned to the scene often do more harm than good, she added.

From Salon • May 17, 2019

Untrained to really help her, I had enabled my landlady’s hoarding, and had gone a little crazy in pretending like it wasn’t as bad as it was.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2016

Untrained, these women entered the fields of labor with the spirit of Christ, rose into queenly dignity, and enrolled themselves among the immortals.

From The Women of the Confederacy by Underwood, J. L.