McCarthy delivered a thoughtful speech about community ties at the town hall.

The director's McCarthyesque purge of suspected dissenters created a climate of fear within the company.

Public debate deteriorated into McCarthyisms rather than reasoned discussion about policy.

She accused him of being a McCarthyist during the heated debate.

During the 1950s, McCarthyites accused many innocent people of disloyalty, causing careers to be destroyed.

During the 1950s, McCarthyism ruined countless careers by encouraging unfounded accusations and public shaming.

McCarthyism stifled artistic expression and ruined countless careers by branding dissent as disloyalty.

The McCarthyite investigations ruined careers and fostered a climate of fear in the arts community.

Many civil liberties groups have expressed concern that the new policies could usher in neo-McCarthyism, targeting dissent under the guise of national security.

When he accused his colleagues without evidence, they branded him a McCarthyite.