statesmanlike

Example Sentences

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They worry about being statesmanlike or about settling scores.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

True to form, he is aggrieved and defiant, rather than diplomatic or statesmanlike.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

And for all the statesmanlike demeanour, Hodgson was not afraid to ditch the avuncular image and become emotional when riled, as the evidence of some spiky interviews proves.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

In public, Mr. Bruton and Mr. Major cultivated an image of statesmanlike collaboration.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

He looked from one to another of his listeners, grave and statesmanlike.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman