How to use "amateur" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "amateur" in popular movie and book plots

  • Laurence is an amateur scientist whose marconiscope has intercepted a signal from Mars.  - Pyramids of Mars
  • The Third Policeman is set in rural Ireland and is narrated by a dedicated amateur scholar of de Selby, a scientist and philosopher.  - The Third Policeman
  • At school, a wealthy schoolmate of Kiat Kun's named Tan Beng Soon (Joshua Ang) runs an amateur football team with his friends.  - Homerun (film)
  • In Tempest-Tost an amateur theatrical group sets about mounting a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.  - Tempest-Tost
  • Barbara is imprisoned in the Kesslers' basement, where she proves a handful to the amateur kidnappers.  - Ruthless People
  • Maggie and Dick take over Embryo Concepts, which is being run by the shy bookshop clerk and amateur philosopher, Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn).  - Funny Face
  • Louis then targets Henry D'Ascoyne, a keen amateur photographer.  - Kind Hearts and Coronets
  • Jackie Chan, an amateur archeologist, enjoyed his job working for the local university until fate dealt him another hand.  - Jackie Chan Adventures
  • They enlist one of the hospital workers, an amateur photographer named Lawrence, to help them with the concept.  - Calendar Girls
  • An amateur ornithologist dismisses the reports as fanciful and argues with Melanie over them.  - The Birds (film)
  • ALF is an alien from the planet Melmac who follows an amateur radio signal to Earth and crash-lands into the garage of the Tanners.  - ALF (TV series)
  • Alice then reveals to Pete that mr Eddy is actually an amateur porn producer named Dick Laurent.  - Lost Highway (film)
  • In 1934, Christopher "Chris" Cross (Edward Robinson), a meek amateur painter and cashier for clothing retailer,J.  - Scarlet Street
  • A bounty is then placed on the shark, resulting in an amateur shark-hunting frenzy.  - Jaws (film)
  • They pull off some holdups, but their amateur efforts, while exciting, are not very lucrative.  - Bonnie and Clyde (film)
  • Ed is an amateur printer who prints any phrase that sounds catchy.  - You Can't Take It with You (play)

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