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Recent Examples of callow Even with a callow receiving corps that has earned his wrath at times, A-Rod is a problem. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022 But mostly, this dark-cornered, sinister place, which is being minded by callow young caretaker Rakib (Kevin Ardilova), feels eerily still and expectant, like a spiderweb waiting for the return of its spider. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 29 Sep. 2022 During the first half of the movie, Butler seems at times too callow as the Presley of the Fifties. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 The final decade and a half of Lubitsch’s career unfolded under the cloud of the dreaded Production Code, with its prudish horror of sexuality and its callow fear of politics. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for callow
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Adjective
  • The series follows the (fictional) famous televangelist family of the Gemstones, led by widowed patriarch Eli (played by John Goodman) alongside his immature children Jesse (Danny McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).
    Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The son of a Russian oligarch, Vanya is immature, perpetually stoned, and supposed to be using his time in the States to study.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The victim was also found to be developmentally delayed with an adolescent cognitive level, the warrant affidavit said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Rates have stagnated in the last few years and lag far behind usage of other common adolescent immunizations to prevent meningococcal disease (88.4%) and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (89%).
    Lisa Doggett, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The study followed adults younger than 50 who didn’t have any comorbidities from 2010 to 2018.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • There were children as young as three years old having their first experience on the slopes to seasoned skiers whizzing down steep trails.
    Brittany Vickers, Essence, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Callow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callow. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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