nursery slopes

plural noun

1. gentle slopes used by beginners in skiing

Example Sentences

Gauff, meanwhile, is on the nursery slopes of a learning curve that Osaka has been riding for a couple of seasons now, certainly since the 2018 US Open final in which she stayed cool while Serena Williams imploded across the net.

From The Guardian

My first parenting challenge is being stuck on these nursery slopes while my friends are bombing down black runs.

From The Guardian

It’s day one, we have only been on the nursery slopes for 20 minutes.

From The Guardian

It took the world No1 an hour and 36 minutes to beat the prodigy at the nursery slopes of his career, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

From The Guardian

"I routinely ask my patients how fast they were going," he says as we sit in an outdoor cafe watching the ski schools gather on the nursery slopes.

From BBC