literate
Example Sentences
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One day, these dynastic annals may form part of the historically literate man or woman’s mental furniture—we are not there yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
But he also recognises security and privacy issues and the dangers that those "who are not digitally literate can easily be scammed".
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
A lot of people who claim to be AI literate merely produce “workslop”—generic, low-quality material.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 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
And I was made to listen to George Orwell’s admission that, as a literate man, he would never be able to imagine what it is like to be one of the uneducated poor.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing literate
March: Book Two
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American Street
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"Shelter" by Harlan Coben, Chapters 1–6
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