Explore Huac through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Huac meaning
Acronym of House Un-American Activities Committee.
Using Huac
- The main meaning on this page is: Acronym of House Un-American Activities Committee.
- In the example corpus, huac often appears in combinations such as: the huac, huac and, committee huac.
Context around Huac
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Huac
- In this selection, "huac" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, committee, activities, brutality, period, media and came stand out and add context to how "huac" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include activities committee huac formed in and activities committee huac had on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "huac" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with huac
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Miller's experience with the HUAC affected him throughout his life. (11 words)
The HUAC interrogations in the early 1950s ended many Hollywood careers. (11 words)
HUAC, as history buffs out there know, stands for House Un-American Committee. (13 words)
HUAC period In 1952 Huston moved to Ireland as a result of his "disgust" at the "witch-hunt" and the "moral rot" he felt was created by House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), which had affected many of his friends in the movie industry. (45 words)
At such hearings, the subject would usually not have a right to the presence of an attorney, and as with HUAC, the interviewee might be asked to defend himself against accusations without being allowed to cross-examine the accuser. (39 words)
HUAC was a House committee, and as such had no formal connection with McCarthy, who served in the Senate, although the existence of the House Un-American Activities Committee thrived in part as a result of McCarthy's activities. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
HUAC period In 1952 Huston moved to Ireland as a result of his "disgust" at the "witch-hunt" and the "moral rot" he felt was created by House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), which had affected many of his friends in the movie industry.
The next major case on HUAC’s docket was the one involving Chambers and Hiss.
The HUAC media farce couldn’t help but portray him as the bad guy, even as the Cold War clouds were gathering.
HUAC, as history buffs out there know, stands for House Un-American Committee.
That’s exactly what Savage is predicting if Trump doesn’t bring back HUAC and Red Channels.
At such hearings, the subject would usually not have a right to the presence of an attorney, and as with HUAC, the interviewee might be asked to defend himself against accusations without being allowed to cross-examine the accuser.
Biographer Joseph McBride argues that Capra's disillusionment was more related to the negative effect that the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) had on the film industry in general.
Chaplin received a subpoena to appear before HUAC, but was not called to testify.
Frank Oppenheimer and his wife Jackie testified before the HUAC and admitted that they had been members of the Communist Party.
HUAC was a House committee, and as such had no formal connection with McCarthy, who served in the Senate, although the existence of the House Un-American Activities Committee thrived in part as a result of McCarthy's activities.
In 1960, a U.S. House committee ( HUAC ) came to San Francisco to investigate the influence of communists in the Bay Area.
In many cases simply being subpoenaed by HUAC or one of the other committees was sufficient cause to be fired.
Kazan asked Miller to rewrite the script, but he declined due to his disenchantment with Kazan's friendly testimony before the HUAC.
Kazan had requested that Zero Mostel also act in the film, despite Mostel being "blacklisted" as a result of HUAC testimony a few years earlier.
Miller and Kazan were close friends throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, but after Kazan's testimony to the HUAC, the pair's friendship ended, and they did not speak to each other for the next ten years.
Miller's experience with the HUAC affected him throughout his life.
The collection contains documents related to academic freedom; censorship; church and state; civil liberties; police brutality; HUAC; and legal assistance to prisoners.
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)—formed in 1938 to investigate American citizens and organizations suspected of having communist ties, and held hearings in 1947 to investigate alleged communist influence in Hollywood movie-making.
The HUAC interrogations in the early 1950s ended many Hollywood careers.
The HUAC was calling numerous filmmakers, screenwriters, and actors to testify about any past affiliations.
Common combinations with huac
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: