statesman

Now they have just one player in his 30s: That’s 30-year-old Kevon Looney, who smiled at the thought that he is suddenly the elder statesman of the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Sowing behind-the-scenes stories about how he’s actually approaching it like a responsible statesman could play to his advantage.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

For China, the three-day Egypt visit is part of an effort to bolster Xi’s image as a global statesman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The club have mainly targeted players aged 20 and under from abroad, having already recruited Jaouen, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure and Aladji Bamba, so Hornicek will feel like something of an elder statesman in comparison.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

I saw my role as am elder statesman who might help them move on to the more inclusive ideas of the Congress Movement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Malick Thiaw was among the elder statesmen as he led Newcastle out as captain on his 25th birthday and this side will certainly need youthful vigour to play Jaissle's intense brand of football.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

But the two statesmen had different conceptions of governance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

The elder statesmen of proto punk isn’t just another act on the Coachella bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

And during that time, he grew from wunderkind into one of the game’s elder statesmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Some of them had a notion, these statesmen and officials who greeted me effusively, but I had none.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin