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    amateur example sentences

    amateur


    1. Though only in an amateur capacity


    2. A stick-thin old man called Bin Laden released an amateur


    3. “He was an amateur historian,” Yellelle said, “not an interior designer, there were dozens of professional interior designers at work in the temple at any one time


    4. in the company of rich, amateur photographers


    5. On alternate Wednesdays Maggie tries to support local amateur dramatic and operatic societies by inviting them to sing songs from the shows


    6. To Kaitlyn's great relief, knowing how amateur thespians can succumb to last minute debilitations of stage fright and other psychosomatic disturbances, the Village Players were made of sterner stuff, ready for their moment of public exposure


    7. There were some amateur photos of the robots, though they could have been actors in makeup and costumes


    8. Tammy is no amateur at Stratego, and she holds a


    9. But how can we be sure they don’t? Anyway it’s academic; they are marked as press and even an amateur with a camera could relay video to Earth’s press


    10. And why not? She was an amateur next to him

    11. They then gave us a wonderful exhibition of boxing, since the cadet turned out to be a good amateur boxer with a dislike for that particular PT Sergeant


    12. It was amateur night in the mess, and this guy was so good we broke the rules about ‘fraternization,’ between enlisted men, NCOs and officers


    13. We surprised them, and they still think I’m an amateur


    14. This one is not an amateur


    15. “And I guess you’ve done about eleven of the most amateur burglaries in the annals of crime, Claude


    16. For some reason, the amateur rally fans loved to tape car crashes and post them on the internet, and some of them were clever hackers, that’s for sure


    17. Residents became amateur epidemiologists, and claims of excessive sickness and cancers were made


    18. Torhan was a former Ukrainian amateur boxing champion


    19. “He was an amateur boxing champion in the Ukraine and one match away from representing his country in the Olympics


    20. was an amateur compared to this man

    21. Being a keen amateur astronomer himself, he started to think


    22. She caught his gaze but he felt very amateur at all of this, it had been so long since he had felt the simple joys of romance


    23. Darwin, though it’s a bit heavy going for a rank amateur


    24. As far as Rawson the Ops Officer was concerned, Russell, no amateur psychiatrist, knew he suffered from lack of confidence in both his ability as a pilot and as a leader


    25. He noticed others doing the same down the line of amateur warriors as they awaited their moment of testing


    26. However, an amateur archaeological dig near York has quite recently uncovered a Cross-shaped gravestone featuring an English-language carved incription: "Here Rest Alcuin of York and Tetta of Lindisfarne"


    27. bothered with the amateur scribbling of some struggling student


    28. Following the speeches came more amateur acts, and the rock band was


    29. What an amateur, he thought – he would have killed them all to be sure


    30. 5) Why do you think that with all the paranormal researchers and amateur "ghost

    31. The pieces were dirt-covered and might have been overlooked by an amateur


    32. Lowgri was becoming irritated at being given a suggestion by an amateur and the tone of his voice carried that feeling across


    33. My cousin is an amateur photography buff


    34. He is a bit of an amateur archaeologist and is as excited about the possibilities of this as we are


    35. Russian émigré who became a novelist and amateur philosopher in 20th century America claimed that


    36. It’s difficult to imagine anything less like the light-hearted fun and pleasure of amateur dramatic clubs, where rehearsals get bogged down in laughter and silly games, and acting is just a pastime – an enjoyable way to spend a night with friends of similar bent


    37. The festival program was two one-hour excerpts from different plays by local amateur dramatic societies in the morning, and another two in the afternoon, to be followed in the evening by our full-length version of The Tempest


    38. Did you feel your standard of writing move from amateur to professional when you wrote this book or was it simply a long, slow process of improvement in the previous years?


    39. My father was a talented amateur photographer all his life


    40. Through the lens of your amateur telescope the snake looming on the horizon rears back and poises for another strike as hot gases and electric arcs pour out its head, making it fly about like an unattended garden hose at full blast

    41. Sasha’s an amateur astronomer and says he will be happy to point out the constellations


    42. Bob appeared to be an accomplished actor and amateur shrink who employed every advantage to maintain control over situations


    43. Not bad for an amateur


    44. The whole thing had been embarrassingly amateur and I slunk away, sick with apprehension


    45. She told them of how she and Joe first met as members of the Roscrea Amateur


    46. He decided that he wanted to be an amateur historian and joined the library while also buying large volumes on the subject


    47. He called Wilson a rank amateur and when the replacement chief threatened to call the Durham Region Police Board he was met with laughter


    48. They had gone from there to an amateur soccer game in a public park


    49. During the daytime it held games for the young children and then in the evenings they had various entertainment programmes, from amateur dramatics to disco nights


    50. My own mother had, before I was born, played the piano at the amateur dramatic society in our town














































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    Synonyms for "amateur"

    amateur recreational unpaid amateurish inexpert unskilled non-professional dilettante dabbler apprentice neophyte initiate greenhorn inexperienced incompetent bungled unfit

    "amateur" definitions

    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime


    an athlete who does not play for pay


    engaged in as a pastime


    lacking professional skill or expertise