illiterate

Example Sentences

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Because so many incoming students were numerically illiterate, the university added a remedial class for middle- and elementary-school math.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 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

Over a third of lower-caste Indians are illiterate, compared to roughly a fifth on average.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

On the other side, my father, he too illiterate, yet determined to have me drink from the well of ignorance.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane