novice

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

After years of working in his garden, the former novice has figured out what grows well in his yard’s different spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But start-ups have emerged offering app production for the novice, with the help of AI.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

And why, oh why had he puffed away at that coal like an ignorant novice, when he had known for years exactly how to coax a flame into being?

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw