statesman

Example Sentences

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If McIlroy’s not the face of golf, he is undeniably its statesman, a little grayer and wiser than a champion his age should be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Marco Rubio is an outstanding statesman," said Brian Su, 60, a consultant from Chicago.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

That he’d become something, in other words, resembling a statesman.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

After his historic run of presidential campaigns, Jackson went on to position himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He was a leader, a "statesman" who carried our problems to those above us, even unto the White House; and in days past he had conducted the President himself about the campus.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison