tiro
Americannoun
plural
tirosnoun
Example Sentences
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In these shows and movies, podcasters fill the roles once occupied by journalists or amateur sleuths, as tyros desperate for answers.
From New York Times
Melissa Almaguer, like many talented tyros, sometimes throws down too much at once, but she has the goods.
From New York Times
Those of his successors in each branch of natural philosophy with whom I was acquainted appeared even to my boy’s apprehensions as tyros engaged in the same pursuit.
From Literature
The elephant ethogram offers 13 clips of the rumbles to help tomorrow’s research tyros.
From New York Times
France’s tyros – most of the team are playing their first Six Nations – showed poise in the biggest moments against the most experienced side ever fielded in the championship.
From Seattle Times
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