as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
This year’s version of the Sox might be improved over 2024, but wins will be difficult to come by with so much youth and inexperience.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The Thunder fell in the second round, as the team’s inexperience proved too much to overcome.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The question is whether the three of them are enough to insulate themselves should something happen with Lindor, given their relative inexperience playing shortstop at the big league level.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
In a sense, McNeeley’s relative youth and inexperience, coupled with the personal expectations, are becoming huge assets for UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
The Thunder fell in the second round, as the team’s inexperience proved too much to overcome.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The question is whether the three of them are enough to insulate themselves should something happen with Lindor, given their relative inexperience playing shortstop at the big league level.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
In a sense, McNeeley’s relative youth and inexperience, coupled with the personal expectations, are becoming huge assets for UConn.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inexperience
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperience. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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