literati

Example Sentences

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These days, the online literati despises Shriver as a matter of principle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

In the world of literature, for example, authors who are “othered” outside of the elite literati typically are boxed into othering themselves just to parlay their creativity into a career.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Alert the literati — Susan Sontag is getting a biopic and Kristen Stewart is set to play the late writer-provocateur.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

The news sent shockwaves through the African writing community, and among the literati in London.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2022

The Velascos presided over a coterie of literati at Burgos; the Duke of Villahermosa, at Zaragoza, affected to delight in the company of the brilliant and learned.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)