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

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

Giovanni Beda Cardinale, is no longer persona grata and that the Argentine Minister to the Vatican, Garcia Mansilla, will be replaced.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was at all times persona grata with royalty.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Mildred, being the daughter of Marshall Lloyd, is persona grata here, and can wriggle out of any scrape.

From Nancy of Paradise Cottage by Watkins, Shirley