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McCarthy
[ muh-kahr-thee ]
noun
- °ä´Ç°ù·³¾²¹³¦ Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., [kawr, -mak, ‑m, uh, k], 1933–2023, U.S. novelist noted for stark, often brutal depictions of the human condition.
- Joseph R(aymond), 1909–57, U.S. senator whose fervor for rooting out communist sympathizers was associated with highly divisive and controversial practices.
- Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, U.S. baseball manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1957.
- Mary (Therese), 1912–89, U.S. novelist and memoirist.
McCarthy
/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ìÉ‘Ëθɪ /
noun
- McCarthyCormac1933MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Cormac. born 1933, US writer; his novels include Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006)
- McCarthyJoseph R(aymond)19081957MUSPOLITICS: politician Joseph R ( aymond ). 1908–57, US Republican senator, who led (1950-54) the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government
- McCarthyMary (Therese)19121989FUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: critic Mary ( Therese ). 1912–89, US novelist and critic; her works include The Group (1963)
Example Sentences
It has been thus since the McCarthy era of the 1950s and even before; the Republican business coalition opposing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal wrapped itself in the flag.
Umberto has been part of his development from the beginning, along with, of course, trainer Mike McCarthy.â€
McCarthy’s map, which has been attached to plywood pieces and mounted on what amounts to a faux wall, sits amid blocked-off parking spaces just steps from burned-out lots.
Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy, coming off a couple of tough MLS games, was solid against Tigres, making four saves.
The early twentieth-century Red Scare and its later incarnation in the McCarthy period provide other instances in which government officials tried to stop people from saying things or supporting causes of which they disapproved.
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