illiteracy
Example Sentences
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Walsh treats well-documented, widely accessible historical facts as if they were buried state secrets, weaponizing the baseline historical illiteracy of his audience to construct a narrative of deception.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Her Imagination Library, inspired by her belief that her father had been “crippled” by illiteracy, has reportedly distributed some 300 million books to children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
She fears that the absence of this support, due to fear and lack of funds, could increase rates of illiteracy.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
In a lesser-known history, the federal government helped bring public education to Southern white children, whose illiteracy rates prior to Reconstruction were five times as high as in the North.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025
I have often reread my early progress reports and seen the illiteracy, the childish nai'vet^, the mind of low intelligence peering from a dark room, through the keyhole, at the dazzling light outside.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Vocabulary lists containing illiteracy
A Raisin in the Sun
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The Kite Runner
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Workshop 1, Part 1
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