literate

Example Sentences

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Now, women are universally literate and make up a majority of university students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

A lot of people who claim to be AI literate merely produce “workslop”—generic, low-quality material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

They say the people of Keeladi were literate, highly-skilled and engaged in trade across the subcontinent and abroad.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

"It's plain from looking at the letters that whoever made the die wasn't literate, the letters don't bear much resemblance to Latin - they're garbage really," he explained.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

He has always associated with the learned, the gentle, the literate, and the reasonable both in France and in America.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck