undiplomatic

Example Sentences

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At a press conference on Wednesday, the South African government announced they had called the US ambassador to Pretoria, to explain his recent undiplomatic remarks.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"We have called in the ambassador of the United States, Ambassador Bozell, to explain his undiplomatic remarks," Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told journalists.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

His prior public service, as councilor, then deputy mayor, of a Sydney suburb ended abruptly in 2009 amid displays of undiplomatic temper.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

A former Greek foreign minister known for his undiplomatic outbursts and on whose watch Greece suffered one of its most embarrassing foreign policy debacles in 1999.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Upon which I, in turn, got angry, and, having told the king one or two plain truths in distinctly undiplomatic language, bade him an abrupt farewell and hastened back to the wagon.

From Through Veld and Forest An African Story by Webb, Archibald