newbie

Example Sentences

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In 2022, the political newbie won Kathmandu's mayoral race by a landslide as an independent candidate, triumphing over parties which had dominated elections for decades.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Longtime boss Pete Carroll was exiled and replaced by a newbie half his age, Mike Macdonald.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Lunching with some of the hotshots—being a newbie I was by no means a fully-fledged member—I was fascinated, indeed, almost overwhelmed, by the story du jour: American Raceways.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

A newbie may have to endure performing at the seediest of clubs before moving on to bigger and better opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Scarff wasn’t a newbie like many of us others; he had worked corrections in Maryland before coming here.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover