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

Naturally he is persona grata at Buckingham-on-Thames and in other conservative and princely household.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today Ambassador Bullitt, highly persona grata in Moscow, constitutes almost the sole friendly link between Moscow and Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Hoover wanted to repudiate the Post's attack against the Prince still more strongly; to establish the fact, without mixing personally in the affair, that the Ambassador was persona grata with the U. S. Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

With this excuse I got rid of the ladies, and as the new servants had been engaged by me, I was persona grata in the house.

From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)