Gorey

American  

[gawr-ee] / ˈgɔr i /

noun

1. Edward (St. John), 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

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Gorey British  

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

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Example Sentences

The BBC also spoke to 47-year-old Debbie Krupski, who described Gorey "as the most wonderful place", but said she was worried about the affordability of housing.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But the paperback, with illustrations by Edward Gorey, promptly went out of print.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

“Markets broadly continue to absorb that central banks’ ‘whatever it takes’ to lower inflation message means much slower global economic growth,” said Tobin Gorey, agriculture strategy director at the Commonwealth Bank in a note.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022

The worst thing of all is a visit from the director of the Confraternity himself, Father Gorey.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt