Ashcroft

[ ash-krawft, -kroft ]

noun

1. Dame Peggy Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, 1907–91, English actress.

Ashcroft

/ ˈæʃkrɒft /

noun

1. AshcroftPeggy, Dame19071991FEnglishTHEATRE: actress Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress

Example Sentences

Hartin has two kids with Lord Ashcroft’s son Andrew, a developer who owns the Belize resort where she lived.

From The Daily Beast

She found herself briefly back in prison after she confronted Ashcroft for allegedly keeping her kids away from her.

From The Daily Beast

Hartin, who reportedly has two children with the younger Ashcroft, was the director of lifestyle and experience at the Alaia Belize, a luxury resort developed by her husband.

From The Daily Beast

Still, Ashcroft’s work raised hopes that some “hydride”— a mixture of hydrogen and a second element — might deliver metallic hydrogen’s superconductivity at more accessible pressures.

From Quanta Magazine

Ashcroft went so far after the 9/11 attacks as to argue that dissent itself verged on the unconstitutional.

From The Daily Beast

The Spark Of Life By Frances Ashcroft A scientist illustrates the power system of life.

From The Daily Beast

The man the dead Carnahan defeated, John Ashcroft, was also unique.

From The Daily Beast

I was booed, hissed, and heckled while Ashcroft and Gonzales were regularly applauded.

From The Daily Beast

There is much to do and to undo after the disastrous administrations of Attorneys General Ashcroft and Gonzales.

From The Daily Beast

Ashcroft's Low Water Detector, $15; thousands in use; 17 year's experience.

From Project Gutenberg

It is an Ashcroft gauge having a handsome 4—4—0 locomotive engraved on its silver face.

From Project Gutenberg

After the first greetings, Reuben Ashcroft noticed with pain the fragile look of his friend.

From Project Gutenberg

She took an instant dislike to Reuben Ashcroft, and her greeting was exceedingly cold.

From Project Gutenberg

"Madam does not want me here," thought Ashcroft, as he fixed his gaze once more upon his friend's wife.

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