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

However, he added it was "absolutely necessary" to discuss "certain specific points that need to be put in diplomatic language".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

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 winter of 1764, and spring of 1765, George III. was, in diplomatic language, laboring under an indisposition; in truth, he was mad.

From The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick by Bradlaugh, Charles