Ashcroft
[ash-krawft, -kroft]
- Dame PeggyEdith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, 1907–91, English actress.
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Contemporary Examples
Ashcroft went so far after the 9/11 attacks as to argue that dissent itself verged on the unconstitutional.
I was booed, hissed, and heckled while Ashcroft and Gonzales were regularly applauded.
There is much to do and to undo after the disastrous administrations of Attorneys General Ashcroft and Gonzales.
Historical Examples
"They were of such consequence, I suppose," said Mrs. Ashcroft, laughing.
Carry's RoseMrs. George Cupples
My cousin and me we go on railroad from Revelstruck west to Ashcroft.
The Young Alaskans in the RockiesEmerson Hough
We reached Ashcroft (which was the beginning of the long trail) at sunrise.
The Trail of the GoldseekersHamlin 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 OpenRoger Pocock
And so, in the starry middle of a night, I was met at Ashcroft.
A Man in the OpenRoger Pocock
Ashcroft
- Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress
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