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
He paused and bowed profoundly to the Emperor, who was just beginning to entertain an uneasy idea that he might have employed more diplomatic language.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William