statesman

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Dimon is seen as a de facto statesman for the financial industry and had carefully maintained ties with President Trump since his return to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Howard Wilkinson, now 82 and a long-time elder statesman of the game, was the last Englishman to lift the title with Leeds United in 1991-92, but in the league's previous guise as the First Division.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

"The Congolese statesman said that President Joao Lourenco put forward "some proposals" which he found "very interesting" and which, in terms of the search for peace in his country, could "contribute significantly"," the statement said.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

We consider George Washington a statesman because he spent tax money on widely admired programs and did not enrich himself as president.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond