Examples of “illiterate” in a Sentence

adjective Unable to read or write.

• About half of the population in Ethiopia is illiterate.
• The volunteers run evening classes for adults who are illiterate and want to learn.
• Being illiterate made it hard for him to read the bus schedule.
• Nearly a third of the population was illiterate at the time.

adjective Lacking basic knowledge in a particular field.

• Many of us are financially illiterate until someone teaches us about budgeting.
• My grandfather is still illiterate when it comes to smartphones.
• He cheerfully admitted to being computer illiterate.