Examples of “literacy” in a Sentence

noun The ability to read and write.

• Improving literacy in the village helped more people find better jobs.
• Her grandfather's lack of literacy never stopped him from running a successful shop.
• The charity runs literacy programs for adults who never learned to read.

noun A basic working knowledge of a particular subject.

• Financial literacy means knowing how to budget and avoid debt.
• The course aims to build basic scientific literacy in everyone who takes it.
• Schools are now expected to teach digital literacy alongside reading and math.