well-read
Example Sentences
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He was steady, strong, methodical, smart, well-read and fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
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
She was very smart, and extremely well-read, but she wasn’t after intellectual pursuits in the same way the Horner girls were.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
