novice

Example Sentences

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As a novice motorman he was once confused by the glaring beams; “red lights shone in front of me like the rifle barrels of an approaching platoon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Gina: An eight-year-old novice with just six runs over fences to his name so far.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Davignon, who went on to become a vice president of the European Commission in the 1980s, was a novice diplomat at the time of the assassination.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

While falls from ski lifts are rare, the possibility weighs heavily on the psyches of many novice skiers and snowboarders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A freckled novice filled their cups with hot spiced wine.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin