Acheson

[ ach-uh-suhn ]

/ ˈætʃ ə sən /

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noun

Dean (Good·er·ham)

[good-er-ham, -uhm], /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm, -əm/, 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.

Edward Good·rich

[good-rich], /ˈgʊd rɪtʃ/, 1856–1931, U.S. chemist.

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Words nearby Acheson

acheiropody, Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean, Acheulian, à cheval, achieve, achieved status

How to use Acheson in a sentence

Acheson would later call these documents “shockers,” an understatement to say the least.
How the Truman Doctrine transformed America’s role in the world|A.J. Baime|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
“We had a couple martinis and an excellent dinner together,” Acheson said.
Neil Armstrong’s Heroic Challenger Task|Matthew DeLuca|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Attorney David C. Acheson was also appointed and was one of the committee members who worked most closely with Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong’s Heroic Challenger Task|Matthew DeLuca|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For an engineer and an astronaut, Acheson said, Armstrong was not half bad wielding a pen.
Neil Armstrong’s Heroic Challenger Task|Matthew DeLuca|August 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Acheson also persuaded Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Arthur Vandenberg, a Republican, to back Truman on this.
Obama’s ‘No Containment’ AIPAC Speech Made War With Iran Inevitable|Michael Tomasky|March 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Acheson, too, was anything but an anti-Semite and quite free of malevolence.
It's Not Israel's Fault|Edward N. Luttwak|July 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Acheson roused herself to talk to the little girls, and was kindly anxious that Irene should not feel strange and unhappy.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall
Irene Packingham is coming because of a cough, and so is Mrs. Acheson, and really the only strong ones are the boys.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall
Ingleby had now to go to Mrs. Acheson, and tell her that Dorothy was not coming home to luncheon.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall
Ingleby kept back the expedition to Colla, and Mrs. Acheson asked no questions then.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall
As it proved, the fright and long watching had a very serious effect on Mrs. Acheson.
A Flight with the Swallows|Emma Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for Acheson

Acheson

/ (ˈætʃɪsən) /

noun

Dean (Gooderham). 1893–1971, US lawyer and statesman: secretary of state (1949–53) under President Truman

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