How to Use dabbler in a Sentence

dabbler

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  • For all his musical genius, John Lennon was more than just a dabbler at visual art.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Having a few Iraq War dead-enders and dabblers in race science around keeps things fresh and interesting.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2020
  • At once a brilliant send-up of the horror genre and a loving homage, this film will satisfy enthusiasts and dabblers alike.
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Her mother, a spiritual dabbler, believes that Khristen died and then came back to life.
    — Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The growing phenomenon has also resulted in an array of tragedies in recent years; both in the realm of the professional and the dabbler.
    — Fox News, 5 June 2019
  • There are some great picks, starting with some for the dabbler −those who just want to check the bracket while concentrating on pool or darts or watch a novelty game during March Madness.
    — Rose Kennedy, ajc, 9 Mar. 2018
  • With this background now, understanding what’s on the menu for dabblers and divers becomes a little easier.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023
  • As with many art manifestoes, dabblers were separated from the rigorous, the serious art from the kitsch.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • But both albums were designed to take a curious kid, or a casual dabbler, and turn them into a stark raving Beatles freak for life.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Uniquely handsome, challenging on the wing, widely distributed, and excellent on the table, the canvasback is the paragon of diving ducks, just as the mallard symbolizes the dabblers.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Probably the main difference between a real estate investing pro and a perennial dabbler is that the former think in terms of investment rather than cost.
    — Clint Coons, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • First-time Instagram dabblers, experts, influencers, and celebrities use this medium to connect with others and build a notable presence.
    — Jon Stojan, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2023
  • By contrast, many people involved in real estate investing have a dabbler’s mindset.
    — Clint Coons, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • This kind of vertical inquiry—narrow and deep—goes against Blegvad’s natural inclination as a dabbler.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The mandate at Hammer & Stitch is to craft exacting pub-style ales and lagers whose quality appeals to the demanding craft beer enthusiast but whose approachability also piques the palate of the dabbler.
    — oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Luckily Facebook is out there on the cutting edge, posting puzzles to encourage dabblers in the burgeoning field of computational erotics.
    — Annalee Newitz, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2007
  • There are licenses to be acquired if a seller is more than a casual dabbler or wants to buy from wholesalers, and research to be done into sourcing, demand and competition in various items, among other things.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have also personally been high-profile dabblers in health and longevity.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Most dabblers become obsessed with finessing beautiful objects and seldom think about its context or consequences.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 19 May 2020
  • Set in 1906 and inspired by actual events (liberally sauced with myth and legend), the story centers on the eccentric Sarah Winchester (Ms. Mirren, grimly determined), heiress to the rifle fortune and eager dabbler in architecture and spiritualism.
    — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Goethe was a passionate geologist; Voltaire performed scientific experiments; but today, someone without specialized scientific knowledge is seen as a dabbler.
    — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019

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