variants
or less commonly début
1
: a first appearance
made her singing debut
the writer's debut novel
2
: a formal entrance into society
in honor of their daughter's debut
debuted; debuting; debuts
: to make a first appearance or a formal entrance into society : to make a debut
: to present to the public for the first time : introduce
debut a new product
Examples of debut in a Sentence
Noun
my debut as a pianist
He made his singing debut at a very young age.
She is making her television debut.
Verb
The singer debuted 10 years ago, at the age of 15.
The car debuted 30 years ago.
The computer will soon be debuting in stores across the country.
The network debuts a new sitcom tonight.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
The most notable part of the recording process was Boland’s return to producer Lloyd Maines, who turned the knobs for his 1999 debut, Pearl Snaps.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gurman predicts Apple's eventual plan is for micro cameras to support the rollout of visual AI features, comparable to Apple's Visual Intelligence feature, which debuted alongside the iPhone 16.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The crime film will be lucky to even crack the top five in its debut.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
The most notable part of the recording process was Boland’s return to producer Lloyd Maines, who turned the knobs for his 1999 debut, Pearl Snaps.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
Last November, Writer debuted a new AI architecture known as self-evolving models.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gurman predicts Apple's eventual plan is for micro cameras to support the rollout of visual AI features, comparable to Apple's Visual Intelligence feature, which debuted alongside the iPhone 16.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debut. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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