Example Sentences

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We are introduced to “clever women,” well-educated daughters and wives with no upward mobility and no chance at a public life, who turned their “restless intelligence” to medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The fact that many Venezuelans were well-educated and highly-skilled compounded the desperation of the situation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

I see this with my parents, with my mum, that she sometimes cannot see the nice, well-educated, well-behaved guy that I see.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

There’s something about the well-educated British accent that can seem, to American ears, both soothing and slightly sinister.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

These were all well-educated, thoughtful people, most of whom were regular cola drinkers, and they simply couldn’t believe what had happened.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell