statesman

Example Sentences

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"Craig was my mentor, wise counsel, passionate advisor, and great friend. He was the distinguished elder statesman with a reservoir of Olympic knowledge and experience which he shared willingly and to great effect," Coe added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"Marco Rubio is an outstanding statesman," said Brian Su, 60, a consultant from Chicago.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But Nvidia is now in the odd position of having to play elder statesman, if only to temper some of the wilder views about AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.’

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin