illiterate
Example Sentences
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Because many colonists were illiterate, the Declaration was commonly declaimed by local officials in town squares and preachers in pulpits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
Barrett, a former law professor, did not seem persuaded that this notoriously sloppy and economically illiterate document was a substitute for reality-based reasoning.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
"Digital technology is an opportunity we cannot miss," she said, warning that "those who do not adapt risk becoming the illiterate of the 21st century".
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
Ralph Myers was illiterate, but he knew that it was the Morrison crime that was preoccupying law enforcement investigators.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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