Examples of 'were illiterate' in a sentence
Meaning of "were illiterate"
were illiterate - This phrase is used to describe a group of people who are unable to read or write. It is commonly used in historical contexts or when discussing literacy rates in specific populations
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Special training was given to children who were illiterate.
I thought you were illiterate bartender pimp.
Eighty per cent of the women beaten were illiterate.
They were illiterate some time ago.
Jesus and his disciples were illiterate peasants.
Many were illiterate and diaries are rare.
Sometimes you talk as if you were illiterate.
His parents were illiterate and he himself was rarely went to school.
Quite a few of the adults were illiterate.
They were illiterate and lived in congested and unsanitary houses.
The farmers were disadvantaged as many were illiterate.
Most participants were illiterate or had only incomplete primary level of education.
And not because they were illiterate.
Since most were illiterate they were of little use as translators or sources of intelligence.
This resulted in adults who were illiterate.
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Most of the parents were illiterate or just completed only primary education.
His family was poor and his parents were illiterate.
They were illiterate.
Most judges had no legal training and were illiterate.
Both were illiterate.
They would not be put down because they were illiterate.
You were illiterate.
Most of the parents were illiterate.
Many were illiterate.
There were no books for the audience since many were illiterate.
I guess you were illiterate.
I come from a very poor country and my parents were illiterate.
People who were illiterate needed such symbols to locate these medical practitioners.
Three mothers were illiterate.
Especially since you refused to join the party saying you were illiterate.
Slaves were illiterate.
Until recently it was thought that the majority of people were illiterate in ancient times.
His parents were illiterate but they had the education of faith and virtue.
Both his parents were illiterate.
The two women were illiterate and my father only went to school for four years.
I did not realize you were illiterate.
Nomadic Bedouins were illiterate and kept no birth records.
The plight of the farm workers was further exacerbated because most of them were illiterate.
His own children were illiterate.
The sterilization programme was made easier because many native indigenous women were illiterate.
Most martial artists of the day were illiterate and uneducated.
Churches were decorated with these biblical scenes since most of the attendees were illiterate.
Nine inhabitants were illiterate.
These scenes also served the purpose of conveying historical information to those who were illiterate.
His grandparents were illiterate.
Names were rarely spelled consistently during these times when most people were illiterate.
The majority were illiterate and many spoke only a Amazigh language.
Half of Kuwaitis who lived in the rural areas of the country were illiterate.
They were illiterate and they had teeth that looked like Indian corn.
It would have been better if I were illiterate.
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But the old man is also illiterate
Illiterate youngsters are taught to read and write