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

A high number of pupils at the secondary school are "functionally illiterate", meaning they have a reading age well below average when they start Year 7.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

One group of illiterate migrant workers began asking me to read and write letters to and from the wives and children back in the tribal reserves.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane