new kid on the block
noun phrase
: someone who has recently joined a particular group
I was the new kid on the block, having just been hired the week before.
Examples of new kid on the block in a Sentence
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Kayak cross is another new kid on the block at the Paris Olympics.
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Analis Bailey, Axios, 24 July 2024
Unseen Sunscreen Is a Summer Necessity Meet the hottest new kid on the block.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
Loading your audio article Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the the tech world and has become the dominant new kid on the block in the world of Silicon Valley startups.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Cary, North Carolina The three cities that make up North Carolina’s Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) have earned their keep as favorite Southern destinations, but a new kid on the block nearby has stolen the show as one of the South’s friendliest cities.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
With credits dating back to 2012 that include collaborations with Saba, Smino and Isaiah Rashad, alluring Chicago R&B singer-songwriter Jean Deaux is no new kid on the block.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 May 2024
Even new kid on the block Sydney gets a moment with Mackey (Olivia Swann) and Dempsey (Todd Lasance).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Stay Here: Mallorca’s new kid on the block is the 14-room Portella Palma, launched by brother-and-sister team Enrique and Inés Miró-Sans of Barcelona’s Casa Bonay fame and designed by Parisian design duo Festen.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
And finally, the Anti-Itch Spray ($10) – This new kid on the block provides temporary, soothing relief to itchy bites.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Analis Bailey, Axios, 24 July 2024
Unseen Sunscreen Is a Summer Necessity Meet the hottest new kid on the block.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
Loading your audio article Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the the tech world and has become the dominant new kid on the block in the world of Silicon Valley startups.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Cary, North Carolina The three cities that make up North Carolina’s Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) have earned their keep as favorite Southern destinations, but a new kid on the block nearby has stolen the show as one of the South’s friendliest cities.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
With credits dating back to 2012 that include collaborations with Saba, Smino and Isaiah Rashad, alluring Chicago R&B singer-songwriter Jean Deaux is no new kid on the block.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 May 2024
Even new kid on the block Sydney gets a moment with Mackey (Olivia Swann) and Dempsey (Todd Lasance).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Stay Here: Mallorca’s new kid on the block is the 14-room Portella Palma, launched by brother-and-sister team Enrique and Inés Miró-Sans of Barcelona’s Casa Bonay fame and designed by Parisian design duo Festen.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
And finally, the Anti-Itch Spray ($10) – This new kid on the block provides temporary, soothing relief to itchy bites.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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