literate

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 23, 2026

They also reported practices restricting online bookings to mornings and said that less digitally literate people find the system hard to navigate.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

There are many notable exceptions, but on the whole, society has become less literate, less mathematical and less able to think and reason critically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

"This was a literate, urban society where people had separate spaces for habitation, burial practices and industrial work," Mr Kumar says, noting it's the first large, well-defined ancient urban settlement found in southern India.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

Cicero was literate in both Latin and Greek—a mark of cultivation and an entry to Roman high society.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith