well-read
Example Sentences
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When Alice Lockey, a well-read lady’s maid to an aristocrat, meets the bookish Charlie, a valet, the match seems meant to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The disturbing thing is that it’s a question whose answer, to any well-read observer, is uncertain at best.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
There were a handful of others, but all followed the same pattern of being erstwhile intelligent, well-read people, successful in their professional spheres, who went down the rabbit hole.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
But there's not much about how well-read he was, or what his songs were about.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 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
