lowery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lowery
Example Sentences
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The day had now become cloudy, lowery, and it looked as if there might be snow.
From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore
One lowery morning, as I was standing in camp, I saw a lot of ducks borne swiftly down by the current around the bend in the river a few rods above.
From Locusts and Wild Honey by Burroughs, John
The clouds became lowery, and from them, black and ominous, as they soon appeared, lightning flashed, thunder rolled, and a little rain fell.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon
It was at the close of a lowery day; the shadows of night were deepened by a dark canopy of clouds which hung over the barrens.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Roe, Azel Stevens
The morning was lowery, with driving showers running through it from time to time, and an atmosphere penetratingly damp and cheerless.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various
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