novice

Example Sentences

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Crokes Cross made her British debut in the two-mile novice hurdle at Kelso on Thursday, coming first with odds of 300-1.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The investing novice says the market always comes back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

Netflix’s fan site, Tudum, described the Tennessee-based Preece as a longtime hunter and fisherman who said he “passes on his love for the outdoors by teaching skills to youth and novice hunters each season.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

She was counted among the S.O.B.—Souls On Board—when the lads took off, but she certainly wasn’t authorized to be there coaxing along the novice bombing crews as they practiced low flying over the high moors.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein