Greeley

[ gree-lee ]

/ ˈgri li /

Horace,1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.

a city in N Colorado.

Example sentences from the Web for greeley

Lots of people did that, but Greeley wanted to be governor or lieutenant governor or congressman.

What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News |Scott Porch |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mike actually knew David from years before when they both lived in Greeley, Colorado.

‘Kidnapped for Christ’ Review: Come Because You’re Gay, Stay For Jesus |Matthew Paul Turner |July 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The reply to Greeley was, as noted, a trial balloon, whose purpose was to test the reaction of the public to these alternatives.

Lincoln the Primitive Communicator? What He Can Teach Modern Politicians |Douglas L. Wilson |December 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Greeley recall later seemed minuscule compared to that of the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.

Still a Fast-Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects on 10 Years Later |Eric Schlosser |March 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The God Clause and the Reinsurance IndustryBrendan Greeley, Businessweek The risk business can tell us a lot about catastrophes.

The Week’s Best Reads |David Sessions |September 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Greeley never gave a reason for dismissing me, nor did I ever ask for one.

Recollections of the Civil War |Charles A. Dana
Mr. Greeley was the most thoroughly defeated candidate this country has ever known.

The Arena |Various
Others who did not hate Seward were afraid of what Greeley symbolized.

Lincoln |Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
Too many tickets had been distributed and soon 'there was an elbow on every rib and a heel on every toe', as Mr Greeley put it.

Eben Holden |Irving Bacheller
Like Greeley he would no doubt at the last fight, if need be, for the territorial integrity of his country.

Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z |Various

Greeley

/ (ˈɡriːlɪ) /

Horace. 1811–72, US journalist and political leader: founder (1841) and editor of the New York Tribune, which championed the abolition of slavery