Ashcroft

[ash-krawft, -kroft]

noun

Dame PeggyEdith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, 1907–91, English actress.

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Contemporary Examples of ashcroft

Ashcroft went so far after the 9/11 attacks as to argue that dissent itself verged on the unconstitutional.
As Anger at Eric Holder Grows, So Does His Value as Obama’s Lightning Rod
Nick Gillespie
May 30, 2013
I was booed, hissed, and heckled while Ashcroft and Gonzales were regularly applauded.
Bush's Lawyers Strike Back
Dan Abrams
May 3, 2009
There is much to do and to undo after the disastrous administrations of Attorneys General Ashcroft and Gonzales.
Laying Down the Law
Ronald Goldfarb
November 22, 2008

Historical Examples of ashcroft

"They were of such consequence, I suppose," said Mrs. Ashcroft, laughing.
Carry's Rose
Mrs. George Cupples
My cousin and me we go on railroad from Revelstruck west to Ashcroft.
The Young Alaskans in the Rockies
Emerson Hough
We reached Ashcroft (which was the beginning of the long trail) at sunrise.
The Trail of the Goldseekers
Hamlin Garland
I'm at Ashcroft, I am, coming on the same coach as this letter, coming to live in your home.
A Man in the Open
Roger Pocock
And so, in the starry middle of a night, I was met at Ashcroft.
A Man in the Open
Roger Pocock

British Dictionary definitions for ashcroft

Ashcroft

noun

Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress

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