persona grata
Example Sentences
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Cavett: I was actually persona grata at the White House for a brief time.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016
Once he seemed bent on expelling all foreign correspondents, but now more than 200 of them are "persona grata" in a land where American diplomats are not.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since Sir Charles Wood won the enduring gratitude of the Indian reigning houses by relieving them of the exploitation of early British misrule, his grandson is automatically persona grata at Delhi.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U. S. Secretary of State caused the German Government to be informed by cable that the President and Government of the U. S. considered Dr. von Prittwitz persona grata.
From Time Magazine Archive
She determined to try her fortunes once more upon the stage, and found, of course, as a celebrity, that she was persona grata to the managers and agents.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.
