erudition
Example Sentences
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Spier reviews his portfolio with an erudition that comes from an investor whose clock is ticking.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Czech-born British playwright whose works were a rare combination of erudition and commercial success.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
Begun when Gibbon was 33 in 1770, and published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, Gibbon’s history combines astonishing erudition with endless entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
David Souter stripped aside the well-maintained fiction that justices are appointed to the Court for their erudition, their intellect, their learnedness, and their reason.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
She was pre-interviewed for television quiz shows such as Top Dollar and Lucky Partners, but despite her high intelligence and erudition she was never chosen.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing erudition
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Great Expectations
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