How to Use novice in a Sentence

novice

noun
  • He's a novice in cooking.
  • The first is about a nun, or, to be exact, a novice nun.
    — The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
  • This is a must-have kitchen tool for novice and pro cooks alike.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Dim lighting is the silent scream of a video novice at work.
    — Stacey Hanke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The rest of us were novice paddlers, but his strong J-strokes kept the raft on track.
    — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2022
  • That puts it right in the sweet spot for most lifters, whether novice or expert.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • This is one of the first variations novice lifters learn.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The class is open to both novice coffee drinkers and avid coffee lovers.
    — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • On set, the A-lister taught the novice director about the unsaid.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
  • For the novice home chef, there are some silly hiccups along the way.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
  • According to the news release, the Coach reroute will triple the length of the novice Coach’s Corner run.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This Instant Pot is great for novice cooks and skilled pros alike.
    — Madison Trapkin, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
  • More than once, over the past few years, novices have held their own with top boxers.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, out-of-square corners and bulging, wavy walls can be a nightmare for a novice.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The adviser will know the questions to ask and the traps to avoid far better than any novice could.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And just like that, I am saved thanks to a 28-year-old pop star, actor, and cooking novice.
    — Danielle Campoamor, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2021
  • This scrawny, 135-pound novice wanted to try a brutish contact sport?
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • At the time, Sondheim, a prodigy in his mid-20s, was still a Broadway novice.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • An at-home gel nail kit might be your ticket from novice to nail pro.
    — Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The cake, which is similar to the classic pound, is easy for a novice baker to whip up.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Here, swimming novices from the ages of three to 90 attend weekly group lessons.
    — Léontine Gallois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2024
  • With the high price and larger size, this is not the optimal choice for a bread-making novice.
    — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
  • This crochet project is ideal for a novice, as it can be made in a couple of hours.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • With the high price and larger size, this is not the optimal choice for a bread-making novice.
    — PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • For novices, there are starter kits that contain all the essentials.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The true-red polish is also easy to use, even for the manicure novice.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
  • And for novice ‘bartenders,’ the kit comes with a selection of cocktail recipes.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • Much hybridization has occurred and the names can be baffling to a novice.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
  • This is not a trip for novices, so the permitting process includes meeting park service standards for the skills to raft this river.
    — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In advance of his return to South Florida, Drucker, 41, answered a few questions about his life playing video games, some for the novice and some for the hardcore fans.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025

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