new kid on the block
noun phrase
: someone who has recently joined a particular group
I was the new kid on the block, having just been hired the week before.
Examples of new kid on the block in a Sentence
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There is an unlikely new kid on the block among the U.K.’s business big boys – the maker of war games miniatures, Games Workshop.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
At the start of its fourth season, SNL was no longer the insubordinate new kid on the block.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
But now there's a new kid on the block: altermagnets.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In this classic business story scenario, the nimble new kid on the block eats the lunch of the clumsy giant set in their old ways.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There is a new kid on the block in the world of Premier League kits.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kayak cross is another new kid on the block at the Paris Olympics.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 24 July 2024
Unseen Sunscreen Is a Summer Necessity Meet the hottest new kid on the block.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
Loading your audio article Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the the tech world and has become the dominant new kid on the block in the world of Silicon Valley startups.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
At the start of its fourth season, SNL was no longer the insubordinate new kid on the block.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2025
But now there's a new kid on the block: altermagnets.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In this classic business story scenario, the nimble new kid on the block eats the lunch of the clumsy giant set in their old ways.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There is a new kid on the block in the world of Premier League kits.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Kayak cross is another new kid on the block at the Paris Olympics.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 24 July 2024
Unseen Sunscreen Is a Summer Necessity Meet the hottest new kid on the block.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
Loading your audio article Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the talk of the the tech world and has become the dominant new kid on the block in the world of Silicon Valley startups.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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“New kid on the block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20kid%20on%20the%20block. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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