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.
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In Paige Lewis’s brilliant debut novel, Canon, the beautiful wife of an army general is abducted.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
To evaluate technical performance, market acceptance, and commercial viability, XPENG will debut its pilot Robotaxi services in the latter half of this year.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
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Noun
The promotion, which does not yet have any media distribution deals or fighters signed, has ambitions for a debut in the first quarter of 2027.
—Mark Puleo, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In Paige Lewis’s brilliant debut novel, Canon, the beautiful wife of an army general is abducted.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Verb
This includes starring and executive producing the limited drama miniseries Good American Family, which debuted in March 2025 on Hulu.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
To evaluate technical performance, market acceptance, and commercial viability, XPENG will debut its pilot Robotaxi services in the latter half of this year.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debut. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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