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
Well, Sir, I wish that if our diplomatic language is characterized by clearness and straightforwardness, some of that spirit had distinguished the dispatches and declarations addressed by the noble lord to the Court of Denmark.
From Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 by Jones, Edgar R. (Edgar Rees), Sir
