Sentence examples for was a probie from inspiring English sources
ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ On His Way to a Dream Anthony Rodriguez was a probie and he loved it.
KARL JOSEPH Taking the Ribbing Karl Joseph was a "probie," a probationary firefighter, at Engine Company 207 in downtown Brooklyn after joining the department in October 2000.
He was a probie, a brand-new firefighter, and he walked into the building, which occupies much of the block along Lafayette Street between Spring and Prince, and said hello to Firefighter Barrett.
"When you're a probie, you really can't respond back to the veterans," said Michael Beehler, a firefighter who went through the fire academy with Mr. Joseph and worked with him at 207. "Karl had a way of shrugging off the ribbing.
"We'd say, 'There hasn't been a good probie here for 12 years, not since Steve Olson,' " said Rob Burmeister, a friend and fellow member of Ladder 3. "He was full of energy.
He proved to be an excellent probie, short for probationary firefighter.
