nonprofessional

Example Sentences

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The young director worked closely with the community, auditioning nonprofessional and professional actors, but admits “it was a really hard job” that took a year and a half.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even as a nonprofessional, you want to play well; I shoot for that.”

From Seattle Times

Last fall, a Der Spiegel report accused the director of subjecting nonprofessional child actors in “Sparta” to upsetting situations in his quest for authenticity.

From New York Times

“Putin, as a nonprofessional military man and not understanding how to save the whole thing, is wavering between them. In a couple of months Gerasimov might be removed too.”

From Washington Post

Simón and her cast of nonprofessional actors achieve a luminous naturalism.

From New York Times