Sentence examples for were fluent not from inspiring English sources
Under the influence of Murakami, I arrived in Tokyo expecting Barcelona or Paris or Berlin — a cosmopolitan world capital whose straight-talking citizens were fluent not only in English but also in all the nooks and crannies of Western culture: jazz, theater, literature, sitcoms, film noir, opera, rock 'n' roll.
He's fluent not only in Arabic but also in Hebrew and Farsi.
She is fluent not only in English, French, and German but also in "wuffling," her own form of tigerspeak.
Job applicants must be fluent, not in French or Latin, but in HTML, Unicode, Photoshop.
King is fluent not only in the histories that her book revolves around, but also in the precarious, difficult language of humanity.
He was fluent but not overly forthcoming.
"She was fluent, if not brilliant, on foreign policy.
You might be feeling wildly optimistic when you start but aiming to be fluent is not necessarily the best idea.
Regarding taking courses in German: if you are fluent, why not, it is a good way to learn it better.
"Its color, its shape and its dimension," said Mr. Mariani, whose English is fluent, if not entirely fluid.
Most importantly, do not fret over "not being fluent".
