literate

Example Sentences

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Mr. Greenberg, who won a Tony for “Take Me Out,” was among the smartest and most literate playwrights of his generation, certainly wise enough to understand the sturdy strength of Barry’s structure and plotting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seeing Gloria write her name for the first time, seeing Alfredo read his name for the first time, how incredible to have witnessed them becoming literate.

From Literature

They want to graduate functionally literate young people, not hand kids a diploma that says they showed up for class for 12 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her superb collection of essays gathers up relics of the old world—the literate one—to demonstrate that such treasures are worth preserving.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal