How to Use uninitiated in a Sentence

uninitiated

adjective
  • The uninitiated may have the sense that a couple of dozen of them are out there.
    New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • For the uninitiated: That is very, very many cores and threads.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 8 June 2018
  • To the uninitiated, the tableau at the checkpoint looks out of control.
    Robert Draper, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • And to the uninitiated, perhaps Game 3 was a low point of sorts.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
  • For the uninitiated: Each game in tennis is scored in a unique way.
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2020
  • For the uninitiated, that's when a gymnast does two backflips and twists three times in the air.
    Christopher Ros, Glamour, 21 July 2021
  • For the uninitiated, Lee has worked in clubs and pubs for her entire life.
    Vogue, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But first, for the uninitiated, who are the Blackhawks?
    Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2018
  • For the uninitiated, think of it as Brokeback in Brighton.
    Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 9 June 2022
  • For the uninitiated, a grinder can be used for spices like oregano or rosemary, or for weed.
    Lauren Rosenblatt, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
  • For the uninitiated, House of Gucci is based on the true story of the Gucci family in the ‘70s to the mid ’90s.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2021
  • That may not be the most inviting route into the subject’s life and work for the uninitiated.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
  • First, a crash course in masseter Botox for the uninitiated.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 22 June 2022
  • For the uninitiated, this two-in-one tool combines the power of a dryer and the volume of a styler for a quick and easy at-home blowout.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 22 June 2021
  • For the uninitiated, jai alai may sound like the new pro sports league on the block akin to that of ultimate or cornhole.
    Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • To the uninitiated, his lab now looks like something out of a horror flick.
    Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2021
  • See, for the uninitiated in the sneaker world, every white sneaker may seem the same.
    Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 8 July 2020
  • For the uninitiated, a sump pump is simply a submersible electric pump that sits in a hole, called the sump pit.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2021
  • For the uninitiated, a dark, loud indoor range is scary.
    Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • All valid questions for those uninitiated with the way cashews do their thing.
    Ashley Hoffman, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • For the uninitiated, Baby Foot is an at-home foot peel that comes in the form of a disposable bootie.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Mar. 2021
  • For the uninitiated, this is the term applied to removal of dead flowers.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2019
  • To the uninitiated, hearing a Screw tape for the first time can be unsettling.
    Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
  • Mezcal, for the uninitiated, is a Mexican spirit made from the hearts of the agave plant.
    Kristin Tice Studeman, Vogue, 1 May 2018
  • There’s a lot to learn here for the young and uninitiated about physics and the properties of cement and steel and the like, but in its own structure the book shows signs of strain.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • For the uninitiated, Floor Is Lava is a high-stakes game-show version of the classic children’s game of the same name.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Sweet and salty, these Honeyed Almonds are a great recipe for the uninitiated.
    Meredith Deeds, Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • For the uninitiated: Taylor dated beau (redacted) about a decade ago, and the courtship didn't last long.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Skyr, for the uninitiated, is a dairy product that looks like yogurt but tastes milder.
    Ana Veciana-Suarez, miamiherald, 21 May 2018
  • Again, an easy enough menu to read, though chicken cacciatore has been known to scare the phonetically uninitiated.
    Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2021

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