Elroy

American  

[el-roi] / ˈɛl rɔɪ /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

“We each have a distinct writing style,” Moore acknowledged, but “we also wanted to make sure that our data was correct. So we’re being very anal and geeky about which session came at which time and which players were at which session. It becomes almost like a James Elroy novel with all these characters.”

From Los Angeles Times

If that sounds solid if unspectacular, you’d be right: according to the financial-market historians Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, the average return on U.S. equities, dating back to 1900, is 9.7% per year.

From MarketWatch

A principle reason for this tech sector volatility, according to Elroy Dimson, professor of finance at the University of Cambridge, is that like the once nascent car industry we don't know which tech firms will win in the long run.

From BBC

And if walking makes up a big portion of your daily physical activity, strolling with a phone may have repercussions for your fitness, said Elroy Aguiar, an assistant professor of exercise science at the University of Alabama.

From Seattle Times

Chicago, which had scored 20 runs in its previous two games, loaded the bases twice in the first two innings but only scored once on an RBI single by Elroy Jiménez in the first.

From Washington Times