diplomatic language
Example Sentences
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Even in the coded, diplomatic language of the IOC, Beckers' warning was unusually direct.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Even on the occasions when he deploys more cryptic or diplomatic language, he will use insinuation to let people know what he is talking about.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
When I asked Lindberg for his response to Little and Meng's paper he struck some of the same notes, couched in polite, diplomatic language:
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023
As a prince, he could voice those opinions, even if he generally did so in diplomatic language.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022
In the rapid exchange of notes during the period when the rupture between the two powers was daily coming nearer the suavity of diplomatic language was sometimes discarded for rather plain speech.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher