lowery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lowery
Example Sentences
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The sky was lowery, and the sandy road heavy with the recent rain, when we started.
From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by James R. Gilmore
The morning of the 30th was lowery, but the clouds dispersed as the day advanced.
From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by George T. Stevens
The day was lowery, as days in the mountains are apt to be; but when duty goes along with inclination, a possible sprinkling is no very serious hindrance.
From A Rambler's lease by Bradford Torrey
The morning was lowery, with occasional spatters of rain, and the storm, which had blown off to the northward the day before, had left a heavy sea running.
From The Adventure Club Afloat by Ralph Henry Barbour
Then it was a dark, lowery, and rainy day in the latter part of November.
From The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play by Edward A. Rand
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