neophyte

The race immediately became a test of whether Trump’s backing could help Graham, a political neophyte known to voters only because of her last name, win a primary election in the deep-red state.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

A neophyte coach, leading a team for the first time at any competitive level, and it being a high-profile assignment on the biggest of big stages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Ramaswamy burst onto the national political scene in 2023 as a neophyte with a knack for using social media and podcast appearances to bolster his image.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

David Calder is no travel neophyte, having visited more than 30 countries for work and fun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Key to their transformation has been the crypto sector, where they were all neophytes a few years ago, but now run businesses that raised billions of dollars from investors before the market turned sour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

So we figured that even as total neophytes, there was a chance we could make a coin that would go to the moon.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025

They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

The campaign started as an unlikely bid for two political neophytes trying to get the area to elect a Latino for the first time.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

It required special training, and that training was exactly what the Orders sought to give their neophytes to fit them for the work of preaching and conversion.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea