Lowry

[ lou-ree ]

/ ˈlaʊ ri /

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noun

(Clarence) Malcolm (Bo·den)

[bohd-n], /ˈboʊd n/, 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.

a male given name, form of Lawrence.

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How to use Lowry in a sentence

Lowry would have represented a major addition for either the 76ers or the Miami Heat, a crucial piece for postseason matchups with the Nets’ Kyrie Irving and James Harden or the Milwaukee Bucks’ Jrue Holiday.
The NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone. Who won and who lost?|Ben Golliver|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Yet it was Lowry who wrote the letters from Pamala to Joseph.
We’re constantly fooling ourselves — and that’s (mostly) okay|Katie Hafner|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Toronto’s decision not to trade Lowry was the day’s biggest surprise, but it appears President Masai Ujiri’s asking price was ultimately too high.
NBA trade deadline: Nikola Vucevic, Victor Oladipo headed to new teams as Kyle Lowry stays put|Ben Golliver|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
Lowry says that when she got married, her husband had about $50,000 worth of student loans.
Netflix’s Marriage or Mortgage Dances Around the Dark Reality of Americans’ Finances|Annabel Gutterman|March 10, 2021|Time

Lowry believes that prospective homeowners should approach the process much like the way people strategize around paying for college.
Netflix’s Marriage or Mortgage Dances Around the Dark Reality of Americans’ Finances|Annabel Gutterman|March 10, 2021|Time
There are legitimate criticisms of the study, but not because it includes “attempted forced kissing,” as Lowry suggested.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, called that statistic “bogus.”
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a brand new foreword to her novel that is being re-released with branding ties to the movie, Lowry discusses this.
Why 'The Giver' Movie Will Disappoint the Book's Fans|Kevin Fallon|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where did the idea for The Giver come from, and how involved was Lowry in the screen adaptation?
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry|Marianne Hayes|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to dystopian, young adult fiction, Lois Lowry was the trailblazer.
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry|Marianne Hayes|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After resting a few hours we were formed in line of battle across an old field with only Lowry's brigade on our left.
Under the Stars and Bars|Walter A. Clark
This phenomenon has been called mutarotation by T. M. Lowry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2|Various
And Angeline really had no correspondence with Harvey Lowry.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
How dare Harvey Lowry have sent one of those to any one else?
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
Certainly it was he who suggested an invention of the Lowry-Turck love affair.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo

British Dictionary definitions for Lowry (1 of 2)

lowry

lowrie

/ (ˈlaʊrɪ) /

noun

another name for lory

British Dictionary definitions for Lowry (2 of 2)

Lowry

/ (ˈlaʊrɪ) /

noun

L (awrence) S (tephen). 1887–1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures

(Clarence) Malcolm. 1909–57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

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