towery

[ tou-uh-ree ]

adjective

1. having towers: tower:

   a towery city.

2. very tall; lofty:

   towery oaks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of towery¹

First recorded in 1605–15; tower ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

To get an understanding of the human toll that executions can have on those left behind, Slate spoke with Christine Towery, 61, of Portland, Oregon.

From Slate

Towery lost her brother, Robert, when the state of Arizona executed him, by lethal injection, in 2012.

From Slate

But in September, Sean Hannity’s prime-time show began showcasing the pollsters Robert Cahaly of Trafalgar and Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage, who predicted that Republicans would take the contests in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia, among other places.

From New York Times

Mr. Cahaly and Mr. Towery have dismissed that suspicion as sour grapes.

From New York Times

Mr. Towery declined to be interviewed but issued a brief statement acknowledging that getting it wrong “happens in this business” and noting that RealClearPolitics ranked his firm as the second most accurate national pollster for the 2016, 2018 and 2020 cycles.

From New York Times

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