well-read

Example Sentences

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Bailey chalks this hesitancy up to education, but Motta says it’s not just that, noting that many pet parents today are well-read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Any well-read person is likely to consider the rise of the modern nation-state to be a distinctly mixed bag, as the history of the last two or three centuries has demonstrated.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

But there's not much about how well-read he was, or what his songs were about.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

They’re smarter, more successful, self-assured and well-read than you’ll ever be.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

There was a sizable number of well-read inmates, especially the popular debaters.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey