unpracticed
Example Sentences
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“I knew people who refused to debate him,” Balling added, recalling the frustrations of some scientists, highly trained in their fields but unpracticed in the political arena, who were called upon to spar with him.
From Washington Post
Manufacturers aside, balls that might appear identical to the unpracticed eye can have significant differences from a player’s perspective.
From Los Angeles Times
But, unpracticed in civil engagement, they flailed and embarrassed themselves.
From New York Times
The woman named on the check wrote it to herself with, if I’m any judge, a decidedly unpracticed signature, as if it’s not a name the person is accustomed to writing.
From Los Angeles Times
A prime example is a momentary facial expression that lasts no longer than a quarter to a half a second and is virtually invisible to an unpracticed observer.
From Scientific American
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