erudite

Example Sentences

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Mr. Smith is erudite and rigorous but also funny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Mr. Weir and the Dead largely avoided hard rock and retained their identity and popularity by blending blues, folk, roots and country with rock to create a smooth but erudite sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In The Times, critic David Kipen hailed Pynchon’s classic style as “Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

The Pod Save America staff remain funny, erudite, and extremely online; the only qualifications necessary to be adept podcasters.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

Handsome, erudite, and a packet of energy, the Latvian was a crowd-pleaser and the darling of the chess world.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady