LITERACY in a Sentence

Learn LITERACY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for LITERACY, such as:

1. Far more resources are needed to improve adult literacy.
2. The literacy rate there is the highest in Central America.

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literacy
 n.  reading and writing; ability to read and write
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1  Far more resources are needed to improve adult literacy.
2  The literacy rate there is the highest in Central America.
3  Critics believe the measures will discriminate against migrants with low levels of literacy and for whom English is not their first language.
4  The bridge is where hundreds of peaceful protesters were brutally beaten on "Bloody Sunday" as they sought to end discriminatory tactics — such as poll taxes and arbitrary literacy tests — used by white officials to prevent African Americans from voting.