elder statesman
Example Sentences
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After his presidential runs, Jackson later positioned himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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
Even Nick Saban, the sport’s elder statesman, pronounced it all but dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Guided by his wife, Sharon, who was his manager and steadying force, Osbourne reinvented himself in the 1990s as an elder statesman of heavy metal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
It was used in reference to some nice old poopy elder statesman who’d made a fortune in the stock market and then gone to Washington to be an adviser to President Roosevelt.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
