opry
Americannoun
plural
opriesEtymology
Origin of opry
1910–15;
Example Sentences
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Nashville, grand ole soap opry that it is, imagines her as a doll possessed by an ambition so unholy that telekinetic powers are not totally out of the question.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2012
While State police nipped the lynching, one wall of 80-year-old Piper's opry house collapsed on a spot where clusters of expensive Hollywood talent had been cavorting shortly before.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“He prefers opry and ballerine shows,” Cleve teased.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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That wagon was a hull opry house to itself.
From Danny's Own Story by Marquis, Don
Maybe a opry house, maybe a dime museum, maybe a carpenter shop, and maybe somethin' else.
From Scattergood Baines by Kelland, Clarence Budington
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