Alsop


Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
Contemporary Examples

On a 1957 trip to Moscow, Alsop was entrapped by a handsome young KGB spy and the incident was caught on camera.
Gay Men and the Presidents Who Loved Them James Kirchick June 23, 2014

Columnist Art Buchwald, then engaged in a long-running feud with Alsop, tore the photos up.
Gay Men and the Presidents Who Loved Them James Kirchick June 23, 2014

Historical Examples

His constitution was feeble, for Mr. Alsop said of him, “If this man had but a body to his soul, he would be incomparable.”
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire Thomas Coleman

“I can only tell you facts and let you judge,” Alsop answered.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

In this latter volume, with but two or three exceptions, the poems are very obscene, yet I find one or two of Alsop’s odes in it.
Notes & Queries, No. 14. Saturday, February 2, 1850 Various

I had been nervous for several nights, fearing an attempt on Mr. Alsop.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

At any rate, after a long time, I saw this figure that Mr. Alsop describes.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

And, mind you, this was before Mr. Alsop had seen the woman.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

The figure that had frightened Alsop and Marvin was probably involved in the attack on Brown.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

He had arranged to surround the Alsop place quietly with his best detectives.
The Gray Mask Wadsworth Camp

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