How to Use inexperience in a Sentence

inexperience

noun
  • He blames his mistakes on inexperience.
  • On back-to-back plays on the second and third batters of the bottom of the first, Young’s inexperience showed.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
  • This is one of the weakest groups on the team because of the inexperience of who will be available for Week 1.
    Dallas News, 25 July 2022
  • So we, there’s a lot of inexperience in the pipeline there.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Francona knew there would be games like this because of the youth and inexperience of the Guardians’ roster.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Napoli’s inexperience can be highlighted in Leao’s 50-yard run in the build up to Giroud’s goal.
    Emmet Gates, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • That inexperience has shown from the jump, as Miami of Ohio notched four sacks in the opener.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Stroud and the Texans will have to overcome their inexperience to pull off the upset.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Youth and inexperience have won out in the Sharks’ training camp.
    Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. 2021
  • There’s nothing the Cavs can do about their youth and inexperience.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The way Raimann sees it, his youth is no excuse, nor his inexperience.
    The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But the 41-year-old’s inexperience as a head coach at the NBA level should not condemn him to failure.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Freeman, the 36-year-old, first-time head coach, was asked whether his inexperience coaching was a factor in the poor start.
    Tom Coyne, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Although the safety group as a whole struggled this year, part of that was due to inexperience.
    Michael Haag, Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • In the first half, though, his inexperience at the position shone through.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
  • He wasn’t done, pointing to inexperience as a key deterrent to the growth for some teams.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Richardson's youth and inexperience present a clean slate, but that means his good habits can turn into bad ones in the wrong setting, too.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
  • The Packers believe Love’s presence gives them a chance to keep winning in the post-Rodgers era, even with all their inexperience.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Rockets have perhaps the NBA's worst half-court offense, a symptom of their youth and inexperience.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 7 Jan. 2023
  • And cities and states new to the program have been hobbled by their inexperience in resettling refugees.
    Emily Frazier, The Conversation, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Asked about Stroud’s tendency to miss high and wide, Day said the shoulder and the quarterback’s inexperience may both be to blame.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The Grizzlies had their fun but the inexperience is going to get to them, especially on the road, against a team that has three championships in the era.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2022
  • This group has done a good job, especially with the youth and inexperience.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2022
  • Second, due to term limits, the next council will have youth and inexperience, Mann said.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The third overall pick made just two starts and those games offered glimpses of his potential and inexperience.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Boyer added that inexperience perhaps played a part in the team’s loss Friday.
    Nick Celario, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The amateur taggers must work fast despite their inexperience; the goal is for each fish to spend no more than six minutes out of the water.
    Brian Owens, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Most important, the Bengals did not have a single turnover in a game that could have turned messy, given the volume of the home crowd, the icy weather, and the inexperience of the center snapping the ball.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Barely a year after the Dutchess opened, Chawla’s inexperience proved fatal, with the property reportedly selling in a distressed transaction in 2021.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Several people who knew Sheila attested to her inexperience with guns.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

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