How to Use neophyte in a Sentence

neophyte

noun
Definition of neophytenext
Synonyms for neophytenext
  • When the shell is cracked open, the scent can buckle a neophyte’s knees.
    — David Pierson, latimes.com, 4 July 2019
  • The learning curve for the New England neophytes is steep.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019
  • LeVert, a second-year Nets guard, is a neophyte in the art world.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Those more tapped into the world of the game might not share the same feelings, but the film could lose some neophytes at this point.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And that is how a Broadway neophyte won the role of pop megastar Michael Jackson.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 June 2022
  • In time, Kapler believes his hitters, many of whom are big-league neophytes, will start to put the ball in play more in deep counts.
    — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Chungking Express is perhaps the best place for a Wong neophyte to start.
    — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • For fish head neophytes, the cheeks yield extra-tender meat.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Not that Gilligan comes to the project’s curation as a neophyte of canvas and clay.
    — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2021
  • But to a neophyte that brief passage of time remains pretty much a blank.
    — Scientific American, 16 June 2020
  • Even a relative neophyte may be able to turn a bear with a shotgun.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The world of fight sticks can be obscure and confusing to a fighting game neophyte.
    — Steven T. Wright, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • The goal, the campaign spokesman said, is for half of the candidates to be political neophytes.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2017
  • That doesn’t mean that Wade wasn't a steadying force in Saturday's first half amid the jitters of the Heat's playoff neophytes.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • With more neophytes riding the rails, a fresh lesson in transit etiquette is called for.
    — Neal Broverman, Los Angeles Magazine, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Words of wisdom for neophytes walking the carpet tonight.
    — Kate Branch, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2019
  • There he was, freshly elected and not yet 40, clenching the hand of the leader of the free world with the insouciant confidence of the neophyte.
    — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Three-plus years of running every day may sound like a long time but Taricani is a neophyte of sorts.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 4 May 2018
  • As a 22-year-old political neophyte, Mr. Irizarry is the underdog in the race.
    — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • And there are a lot of neophytes here to work with, mostly kids that belong to the story’s central Delpero family.
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
  • But sooner rather than later, a broadcast neophyte is going to make a splash.
    — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 21 June 2018
  • That Time to Die is also brilliantly directed—and by a 22-year-old neophyte no less—is icing on the cake.
    — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The obscure neophyte was now tipped to be Johnson’s successor.
    — Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That political neophytes like Mr Karoui are soaring in the polls is a sign that voters are getting tired of the squabbling.
    — The Economist, 4 July 2019
  • But certainly diggers need to be careful, as many a neophyte with a scar can attest.
    — David Berger, The Seattle Times, 25 Aug. 2017
  • If the Heat did not believe that Hassan had more upside than a 19-year-old neophyte, then the $98 million contract was a mistake from the outset.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 June 2017
  • Mr. Harker was no central bank neophyte when he was tapped to helm the Philadelphia Fed.
    — Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2016
  • Work on big trees is hazardous and best left to professionals, but even the pruning neophyte can remove the odd branch of a small tree or shrub that has grown in the way of the path or the patio.
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • His allies are portraying her as a neophyte with a thin résumé who can’t deliver for the state.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2018
  • For a tenderfoot home cook, such recipes enable the knife-wielding neophyte's capacity to dream big.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 12 July 2024

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