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Example sentences for: amateur

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My sister, who is something of an amateur expert on beaches, tells me, for example, that pursuant to Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act (Coastal Sand Dune Rules, Chapter 355), the state government sets standards for beach cleaning--though more with an eye to protecting the beaches than the beach-going public.
Each year, Ansell Inc., the makers of LifeStyles condoms, conducts a condom ad contest that anyone can enter--PR firm or individual, amateur or professional.
The amateur photography craze was such that fashionable hotels provided darkrooms for vacationing shutterbugs.
Strictly as an amateur, the editor has tried them all and admits defeat.
Professional and amateur shadow-play troupes also put on shows with marionettes.