ILLEGIBLE in a Sentence

Learn ILLEGIBLE 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.
54 example sentences for ILLEGIBLE, such as:
1. No one likes his illegible handwriting.
2. It's illegal to drive through a red light.
3. He was abetted in these illegal activities by his wife.
4. He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms.
5. Their action was judged illegal by the International Court.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of ILLEGIBLE
illegible
 a.  (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
Classic Sentence:
1  Then she would open it at the place where Jip had made it illegible last night, and call Jip up, to look at his misdeeds.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 44. OUR HOUSEKEEPING
2  They can't run away in this condition--and I never knew before that it was illegal to get drunk in a sporting house.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
3  Most of them were illegal and fraudulent but they were issued just the same.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
4  The royal policy had long been to weaken, by every means, legal or illegal, the strength of a part of the population which was justly considered as nourishing the most inveterate antipathy to their victor.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
5  I have done nothing actionable from the first, but as long as you keep that door locked you lay yourself open to an action for assault and illegal constraint.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. A CASE OF IDENTITY
6  True, it is illegal to buy or mortgage peasants without land, but I can easily pretend to be buying them only for transferment elsewhere.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
7  Napoleon Bonaparte was despised by all as long as he was great, but now that he has become a wretched comedian the Emperor Francis wants to offer him his daughter in an illegal marriage.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I
8  The Attorney for the Crown had him warned that the authorities would prosecute him for "illegal" wearing of this decoration.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCH
Example Sentence: (46 in 4 pages)
1  No one likes his illegible handwriting.
2  Their action was judged illegal by the International Court.
3  The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
4  He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms.
5  The investigation uncovered evidence of a large-scale illegal trade in wild birds.
6  The new law means video pirates can no longer cash in by selling illegal copies.
7  He was abetted in these illegal activities by his wife.
8  The by-law makes it illegal to drink in certain areas.
9  Existing commercial broadcasters claim the new stations are illegal.
10  As far as we have been able to ascertain, our client is not involved in anything illegal.
11  The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.
12  It's illegal to drive through a red light.
13  According to one employee, who wishes to remain anonymous , the company engaged in illegal activities.
14  The president said illegal drugs are hurting the entire world and anyone who traffics in them should be brought to justice.
15  Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.