CALLOW in a Sentence

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This is what that charming Saint Francois de Sales calls somewhere "les pretres blancs-becs," callow priests.

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 Meanings and Examples of CALLOW
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callow
 a.  youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
Classic Sentence:
1  This is what that charming Saint Francois de Sales calls somewhere "les pretres blancs-becs," callow priests.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
Example Sentence:
1  As a freshman, Jack was sure he was a man of the world; as a sophomore, he made fun of freshmen as callow youths.