statesmanship

Example Sentences

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You have shown courage and statesmanship on the world stage - not least in keeping Britain out of the war in Iran.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But not Mr. Carney, who passes off conventional wisdom as bold truth-telling and mistakes empty moralizing for statesmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

He was in his later years hailed for his integrity and statesmanship.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

That and only that will be how American statesmanship can be defined in the years ahead.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

If the Adams brand of statesmanship was now an anachronism—and it was—then the Adams presidency would serve as a fitting monument to its passing.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis