Sentence examples for were literate from inspiring English sources

Not all ancient Mayas were literate, though.

The third group consisted of Hebrew-speaking monolingual children who were literate in Hebrew.

His columns were literate, and he shunned the jargon of the genre.

Others offered evidence that escaped slaves were literate and able to write passes.

Fewer than half of adults were literate, according to the World Bank.

Patients were literate and able to see and hear without impairment.

They were literate, at least moderately well off, and manifestly alienated from the world around them.

In Iran in 1976, only 10% of rural women aged 20 to 24 were literate.

By 1999, three-quarters of adults in developing countries were literate.

"The people who sent them in were literate, but they lacked inspiration".

It is not known whether the people of the city, like the Maya, were literate.