Loy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of loy
C18: from Irish Gaelic láí
Example Sentences
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“Should the market now be questioning the planned closure dates of other major coal-fired electricity generation plants in Australia—Yallourn in 2028, Bayswater 2031-33, and Loy Yang by 2035?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
"This discovery demonstrates the metabolic ingenuity of microorganisms and highlights their indispensable role in shaping Earth's global element cycles," concludes Alexander Loy.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025
Having left school before completing secondary education, he now sells soft drinks along Avenida Pedro de Castro Van-Dúnem Loy, one of the capital's busiest thoroughfares, to help support his family.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
When she was a very young woman, my grandmother was a dead ringer for a famous actor named Myrna Loy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
“I heard that Myrna Loy checked into the Casa Marina last night!” he told me.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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