statesman

Example Sentences

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If McIlroy’s not the face of golf, he is undeniably its statesman, a little grayer and wiser than a champion his age should be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

France on Thursday bid farewell to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, with President Emmanuel Macron leading a national tribute to the influential left‑wing statesman credited with major welfare reforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

That he’d become something, in other words, resembling a statesman.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

This will be another stage in what those who work with Prince William call his development as a global statesman.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He was a leader, a "statesman" who carried our problems to those above us, even unto the White House; and in days past he had conducted the President himself about the campus.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison