consul

Example Sentences

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The museum contacted Ankara because the piece "had been donated by the wife of a US consul general who served in Istanbul in the 1940s", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

A photo with Sun on stage with the consul general shows both of them gripping a proclamation in Hochul’s name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Scipio advocated for the latter strategy as consul in 205 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Similarly, Werner Gruner, South Africa's consul to the Bahamas, says that over the past two or three years, his office has seen a rise in local people travelling to South Africa, Ghana and Kenya.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Papi has explained that Mr. Washburn is the American consul, who represents the United States when Ambassador Farland is out of the country.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez