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

While Will can understand how using Claude Code might be daunting to a newbie, he assures those curious about building that it’s not so hard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The newbie nominee won the trophy out of the gate for his portrayal of twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s juke joint-and-vampires movie “Sinners.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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

I asked, because he never got out the car except for the time he had to ask my mom if I could go on the newbie dinner, but that had been weeks ago.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds