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
Robert Frost should be persona grata to two opposing parties: Yankees who never touch poetry and poetry-bibbers who shy at Yankees.
From Time Magazine Archive
On my return to Malta Pope Benedict even intimated that I would be persona, grata as Minister to the Holy See.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Dr. Alfaro replied that he was authorized by his Government to accept as persona grata anyone whose name should have been suggested by the Government of Colombia."
From Time Magazine Archive
His music made him a persona grata at all the camps, so he simply passed from one to another—always a welcome guest.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
