Herblock
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For years, the legendary Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block, aka Herblock, drew Richard Nixon with a menacing five o’clock shadow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
At The Washington Post, the great Herblock afflicted miscreants in the White House and Congress for more than 50 years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
It was Herblock who turned McCarthy into a noun when he coined the term “McCarthyism” in March 1950.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2020
“The Herblock cartoons shows Richard Nixon dramatically highlighting how he was obsessed the media was covering him and the measures he was trying to take to control the message,” said Kennedy.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2019
Less than a month later, Martin, caricatured by the political cartoonist Herblock as a tightwad with a stiff, high collar, said the prospect of a tax cut was causing “excessive optimism.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2017
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