well-read

Example Sentences

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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

He has been Joe Goldberg, the well-read manager of a New York City bookstore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

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

He plucked a well-read copy of Face Value out of the bag in front of him and pitched it into the Toss pile.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff