Ashcroft

[ ash-krawft, -kroft ]

/ ˈæʃ krɔft, -krɒft /

Dame PeggyEdith Margaret Emily Ashcroft,1907–91, English actress.

Example sentences from the Web for ashcroft

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

As Anger at Eric Holder Grows, So Does His Value as Obama’s Lightning Rod |Nick Gillespie |May 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I was booed, hissed, and heckled while Ashcroft and Gonzales were regularly applauded.

Bush's Lawyers Strike Back |Dan Abrams |May 3, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
There is much to do and to undo after the disastrous administrations of Attorneys General Ashcroft and Gonzales.

Laying Down the Law |Ronald Goldfarb |November 22, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
After all, it was his personal diplomacy that was at fault—he should not have bought a pig in an Ashcroft potato sack.

Skookum Chuck Fables |Skookum Chuck (pseud for R.D. Cumming)

The next morning Ashcroft said to his host: "Paul, let us take a walk to the village."

Driven From Home |Horatio Alger
"It is evident this boy can't keep a secret," thought Ashcroft.

Driven From Home |Horatio Alger
I will rush down with the torrent and be "It" in the Ashcroft "smart set" illumination.

Skookum Chuck Fables |Skookum Chuck (pseud for R.D. Cumming)
We reached Ashcroft (which was the beginning of the long trail) at sunrise.

The Trail of the Goldseekers |Hamlin Garland

Ashcroft

/ (ˈæʃkrɒft) /

Dame Peggy. 1907–91, English stage and film actress