Gray Lady
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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