Bancroft
[ban-krawft, -kroft, bang-]
- George,1800–91, U.S. historian and statesman.
- Hubert Howe,1832–1918, U.S. publisher and historian.
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Examples from the Web for bancroft
Contemporary Examples
Bancroft thought that the action would make Pumbaa more “human and relatable.”
Lepore was awarded a Bancroft Prize for her book The Name of War and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for New York Burning.
The National Book Awards Longlist for NonfictionSeptember 18, 2013
After a long campaign exploiting divisions in the Bancroft family.
It was just such a situation that led to the Bancroft family selling Dow Jones to Rupert Murdoch.
He moved to Bancroft PLLC, a more ideological, small firm founded by Viet D. Dinh—another Bush administration lawyer.
Historical Examples
Mr. Bancroft, the historian, delivered the Inaugural Address.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
He asked if we intended remaining at Bancroft's indefinitely.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
During the drive to Bancroft's she dozed on Hephzy's shoulder.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
Bancroft's Hotel also began to seem less strange and more homelike.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
I wish it were possible for me to describe in detail our first days at Bancroft's.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln