as in greenness
lack of experience
He blames his mistakes at the new job on inexperience.
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Recent Examples of inexperience
Mistake are a result of this inexperience, leading to unnecessary taxes and penalties.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Instead of picking someone politically savvy, the governor appoints a scout leader named Jeff Smith (Stewart), whose job qualifications are his naïveté and inexperience.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
But Ware’s youth and inexperience have also been on display, especially recently.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Some of that can be explained by the Horned Frogs inexperience.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Instead of picking someone politically savvy, the governor appoints a scout leader named Jeff Smith (Stewart), whose job qualifications are his naïveté and inexperience.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
But Ware’s youth and inexperience have also been on display, especially recently.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Some of that can be explained by the Horned Frogs inexperience.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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