Bancroft

[ ban-krawft, -kroft, bang- ]

/ ˈbæn krɔft, -krɒft, ˈbæŋ- /

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noun

George, 1800–91, U.S. historian and statesman.

Hubert Howe, 1832–1918, U.S. publisher and historian.

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How to use Bancroft in a sentence

“You can’t breathe, you can’t see,” Bancroft said in her video.
Woman who said she wanted to shoot Pelosi in the ‘brain’ pleads guilty to misdemeanor|Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu|September 28, 2021|Washington Post
Bancroft pleaded guilty alongside her friend Diana Santos-Smith, a fellow Bucks County resident, to a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail.
Woman who said she wanted to shoot Pelosi in the ‘brain’ pleads guilty to misdemeanor|Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu|September 28, 2021|Washington Post
Bancroft and Santos-Smith came to Washington together by train, according to court records, and twice entered the Capitol building through broken windows.
Woman who said she wanted to shoot Pelosi in the ‘brain’ pleads guilty to misdemeanor|Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu|September 28, 2021|Washington Post
Bancroft thought that the action would make Pumbaa more “human and relatable.”
‘The Lion King’ Turns 20: Every Crazy, Weird Fact About the Disney Classic|Kevin Fallon|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Brooks is married to Anne Bancroft, considered by many critics the most talented American actress now at work.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Nonfiction||September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After a long campaign exploiting divisions in the Bancroft family.
How Divorce Could Complicate Rupert Murdoch’s Business Empire|Peter Jukes|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was just such a situation that led to the Bancroft family selling Dow Jones to Rupert Murdoch.
Trying Times at The New York Times|Alex S. Jones|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In regard to the rle of heat of dilution in connection with osmotic pressure, see Bancroft, J. Phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Bancroft fills several pages of his elaborate history to the same effect, and in similar style with the passages above quoted.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
Not even Messrs. Bancroft and Palfrey have thought it unworthy of their eloquent pages.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
The words and statements of Mr. Bancroft involve several things worthy of notice and remembrance: 1.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
Mr. Bancroft, as might be expected, depreciates the services of Sir William Johnson in this important and successful battle.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson