How to Use well-versed in a Sentence

well-versed

adjective
  • Wu is well-versed in working with waste.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Horan is well-versed in dressing pop stars.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Dusty was smart and well-versed in many categories.
    — Latroy Hawkins, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The requirements to be well-versed in the law and the facts are much greater.
    — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Presley Sadler is well-versed in the world of seating charts.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
  • The show is expansive, even for those well-versed in the artist’s oeuvre.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Josh Crawford is well-versed in the fight against gun violence.
    — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Mets’ younger pitchers are well-versed in such training methods.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Kluger, unlike Lil Yachty, is well-versed in the world of horse racing.
    — Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • That’s when an online friend who was well-versed in the ways of speedrunning issued him a challenge.
    — Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Hope is no pushover, and is well-versed on the proper way to shut down some creep asking for a quid pro quo exchange.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • While each case is unique, most will be well-versed in the challenges that come with ASD.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
  • Scott plays to his strengths as a performer with an ironic demeanor well-versed in deadpan humor.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, many primary care providers are not well-versed in treating older adults.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
  • So many of us, especially Black women, are well-versed in this in many ways.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The Ragin’ Cajuns’ head coach is well-versed in the program.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The first step is simple vigilance, something all these parties are well-versed in.
    — Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Many importers are well-versed in filing protests for entries under other trade statutes.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Ralston, of course, was well-versed in that history, having written much of it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Allen, who is slated to direct the pilot from a script by Pride, is well-versed in both formats.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • Paton’s entering his fifth draft in the big chair and is well-versed in the smoke-screen game that wafts around the league this time of year.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Driskel is well-versed in Kliff Kingsbury’s system and knows the staff and much of the roster.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
  • That makes sense to me, a person who is not well-versed in meteorology.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 16 July 2024
  • Even more concerning, jurors who aren’t well-versed in Texas law could be swayed by their version of events.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 June 2025
  • Via is well-versed in how far-right extremists are using online platforms to further their aims.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Engage age experts well-versed in addressing ageism nuances across the age spectrum.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Aaron Rodgers, in the late stages of his 21st and perhaps final season, is well-versed in how things work.
    — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The robbers wanted to be well-versed in bank lingo so they’d be taken seriously.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 5 June 2024
  • Somewhat sharper are the characters who start out already well-versed in the illicit trade.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Even those well-versed in how those metrics are compiled often disregard the numbers for first basemen.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025

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