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
Once he seemed bent on expelling all foreign correspondents, but now more than 200 of them are "persona grata" in a land where American diplomats are not.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nor is Colonel John Patrick Sullivan, another big old-line Democrat, persona grata beyond his urban district, because of his horse track, gambling and brewing connections.
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
“I had no idea that you were persona grata in this household,” Sybil remarked coldly.
From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
