uninitiated

Example Sentences

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Combining romance and sport may seem unusual to the uninitiated - but to some readers in the room, it made perfect sense.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

For the uninitiated: What a cane seems to do is take a load off, even though you carry it on only one side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It is true that basing a fiction on a lot of arcane knowledge runs the risk of leaving the uninitiated confused or simply unengaged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

For the uninitiated, what exactly does a set decorator do?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

On the other hand he had the advantage of the prominently wounded and of any veteran whose war years are forever a mystery to the uninitiated.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson