lories
- plural of lory.
Example Sentences
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Yet the ferries are crammed with them: Indonesian soldiers returning from a tour in Papua typically pack a few wild cockatoos or lories to sell.
From Economist ● Apr. 19, 2018
They walked, hitchhiked, stole rides atop freight trains and climbed aboard empty lories after setting out from the Guatemala border in search of safety or a better lot in life.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2018
High winds had earlier caused lories to overturn in Greater Manchester and on the during the morning rush hour.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2013
The local folks help by bringing their pet lories to sample.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2011
The long-tailed finches lilted over the reeds in anxious pursuit of their short-tailed, and therefore more nimble, mates; the crested lories called hoarsely from the mysterious depths of the jungle.
From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
