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Lowry

[ lou-ree ]

noun

  1. (Clarence) Malcolm (Bo·den) [bohd, -n], 1909–57, U.S. novelist, born in England.
  2. a male given name, form of Lawrence.


lowry

1

/ ˈlaʊrɪ /

noun

  1. See lory
    another name for lory


Lowry

2

/ ˈlaʊrɪ /

noun

  1. LowryL(awrence) S(tephen)18871976MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter L ( awrence ) S ( tephen ). 1887–1976, English painter, noted for his bleak northern industrial scenes, often containing primitive or stylized figures
  2. Lowry(Clarence) Malcolm19091957MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer ( Clarence ) Malcolm. 1909–57, British novelist and writer, best known for his semiautobiographical novel Under the Volcano (1947)

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Example Sentences

There are legitimate criticisms of the study, but not because it includes “attempted forced kissing,” as Lowry suggested.

Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, called that statistic “bogus.”

In a brand new foreword to her novel that is being re-released with branding ties to the movie, Lowry discusses this.

Where did the idea for The Giver come from, and how involved was Lowry in the screen adaptation?

When it comes to dystopian, young adult fiction, Lois Lowry was the trailblazer.

After resting a few hours we were formed in line of battle across an old field with only Lowry's brigade on our left.

This phenomenon has been called mutarotation by T. M. Lowry.

And Angeline really had no correspondence with Harvey Lowry.

How dare Harvey Lowry have sent one of those to any one else?

Certainly it was he who suggested an invention of the Lowry-Turck love affair.

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