unschooled

Example Sentences

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Whatever his intention with this self-effacing and possibly insulting answer, Mr. Newsom seemed unschooled in the dialogue of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Mark Kobold is drawing what he describes as a magic bird that looks, to my unschooled eye, like a medieval crow well-suited for a “Game of Thrones” family crest.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Los Angeles officials have spoken openly about attempts to find unschooled students and help remove obstacles that are preventing them from coming to school.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

There is no guarantee they, or Web3, will live up to their promise, while the highly volatile nature of cryptocurrency and NFT markets suggest perils for the unschooled trader.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

I am not unschooled in the arts of gallantry, but my lessons were administered through observation rather than practice; and I found myself unpossessed of even the slightest article of sense.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson