variants
or less commonly début
1
: a first appearance
made her singing debut
the writer's debut novel
2
: a formal entrance into society
in honor of their daughter's debut
debuted; debuting; debuts
: to make a first appearance or a formal entrance into society : to make a debut
: to present to the public for the first time : introduce
debut a new product
Examples of debut in a Sentence
Noun
my debut as a pianist
He made his singing debut at a very young age.
She is making her television debut.
Verb
The singer debuted 10 years ago, at the age of 15.
The car debuted 30 years ago.
The computer will soon be debuting in stores across the country.
The network debuts a new sitcom tonight.
Recent Examples on the Web
Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The 49ers beat Tampa Bay at Levi’s Stadium each of the previous two seasons, winning 35-7 in Brock Purdy’s 2022 starting debut against Tom Brady and claiming a 27-14 victory last Nov. 19.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
And Dana Carvey debuted a new Elon Musk impression, the court jester to Trump’s mighty king.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Swamp Thing was one of the best original series created for it but one of the last to debut.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
The 49ers beat Tampa Bay at Levi’s Stadium each of the previous two seasons, winning 35-7 in Brock Purdy’s 2022 starting debut against Tom Brady and claiming a 27-14 victory last Nov. 19.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Verb
To create this much fuller world for the series, showrunner Ben Watkins turned to Patterson’s many books about Cross, the 33rd of which will debut just before Thanksgiving.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
And Dana Carvey debuted a new Elon Musk impression, the court jester to Trump’s mighty king.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debut. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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