Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Gray Lady. Search instead for 'The Lady.

Gray Lady

American  

noun

  1. a female worker in the American Red Cross who serves as a volunteer aide in medical services.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

During his 8-year tenure as the CEO of the Times, Thompson helped transform the Gray Lady into a beacon for newspapers in the internet age by focusing on digital subscriptions.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

Grab your popcorn, fight fans: It’s the Gray Lady versus the self-proclaimed “Caribou Barbie”—with a few intriguing and slightly unnerving First Amendment battles filling out the undercard.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2022

The Gray Lady has published an accolade of sorts to former President Donald Trump.

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2021

She had spent 17 years at the Gray Lady, and the final few years were spent in business meetings “about saving or generating money,” and clashes over her compensation and management style.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2019

So Voldemort had managed to wheedle the location of the lost diadem out of the Gray Lady.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Gray Lady" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com