persona grata
Example Sentences
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Cavett: I was actually persona grata at the White House for a brief time.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016
Today Ambassador Bullitt, highly persona grata in Moscow, constitutes almost the sole friendly link between Moscow and Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was at all times persona grata with royalty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though he took candle in hand and marched devoutly in one of the many well-attended Corpus Christi parades last month, Vice Chancellor von Papen seemed no longer persona grata to the Church.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was his custom to pose as an English philanthropist, who was almost eccentric in his liberality and who made himself persona grata in society.
From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.
