illiteracy

Example Sentences

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After confessing his illiteracy on TikTok, a fitness influencer discovered that his online audience was ready to help him learn to read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 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

Let’s talk about the widespread scientific illiteracy in this country.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou