dignitaries
Example Sentences
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Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome American dignitaries to China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Today it is one of the most politically significant landmarks in Beijing, and an invitation to it for foreign dignitaries is often seen as an honor and a sign of closeness.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
During their first casual visits to Grands Prix, in the mid-2010s, executives met with Bernie Ecclestone, F1’s former longtime boss, who referred to the Apple brass as dignitaries from “a fruit company.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
About 2,000 journalists, dignitaries and other guests attended the event, rushing through rain to enter using multiple hotel entrances.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
He had dreamed of being an interpreter for diplomats and dignitaries, resolving conflicts between people and nations, settling disputes of which he alone could understand both sides.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
