legation

Example Sentences

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“Teachers feel last year was reactive. Last year legation was passed and then we stood up. We want to be on the forefront.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019

“Under her care, the legation at 6 Kalorama Circle became a virtual museum of Swiss painting, china, pewter and glassware,” the Washington Star wrote in her 1966 obituary.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2016

The right of legation is an ancient practice.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

The Cubans outside the American diplomatic legation periodically let out a cheer, especially when someone who appeared to be American approached.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 14, 2015

The Church had already attested and executed its Divine legation before the New Testament existed; and when all its books were written they were not as yet collected into a volume.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green