emissary

Example Sentences

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The emissary is reported to be a close ally and friend of Rodríguez, who has been described as "extremely co-operative" by the White House.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

In this forbidding climate, Genly Ai, an emissary from Terra, another planet, struggles to understand a place where gender roles, modes of communication and beliefs are entirely different from those at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

And nothing illustrates that better than the man Trump has deployed as his lead emissary in the negotiations: Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

Netanyahu, at some political risk, agreed; Witkoff, working with Biden’s chief emissary, Brett McGurk, put the final pieces in place.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2025

The emissary addressed the question to Yee, the local government official at whose home he had spent the night.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park