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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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Seventy-two hours before her debut, with the sky turning purple outside Marni’s headquarters, Rogge is in the studio with her stylist, the Brit Tamara Rothstein, who’s best known for her work with Martine Rose, waiting for the last bits of the collection to be delivered.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
The track debuted at Number Two on the Hot 100 when it was released as part of Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Kuminga’s Hawks debut After almost three weeks of waiting and anticipation, former Warrior Jonathan Kuminga made his debut for the Hawks on Tuesday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Seventy-two hours before her debut, with the sky turning purple outside Marni’s headquarters, Rogge is in the studio with her stylist, the Brit Tamara Rothstein, who’s best known for her work with Martine Rose, waiting for the last bits of the collection to be delivered.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Anthropic on Friday debuted a new security tool to its Claude model in a limited research preview.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
The track debuted at Number Two on the Hot 100 when it was released as part of Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debut. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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