untrained
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap. It creates one,” Kelley said.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
These are untrained individuals when it comes to doing the current job that they have.”
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
The untrained observer might also wonder why private companies with shareholders wouldn’t try to maximize profits by charging as much as they could.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Young people described restraints from untrained agency staff as "rough" but found all recorded instances were "proportionate to the level of risk being managed".
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
“And the only help my mother had was a succession of untrained maids, mostly girls from the country.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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