statesman

Example Sentences

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Letterman is enjoying his elder statesman status with an interview show on Netflix, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” that he makes on his own schedule.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Mr. Orbán was ultimately more impresario than statesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"He is a soldier, a statesman and a diplomat," Islamabad-based political analyst Qamar Cheema told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He stayed on as Clinton's chief adviser after he left office in 2000 and helped him transition from president into a jet-setting elder statesman.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

He was a leader, a "statesman" who carried our problems to those above us, even unto the White House; and in days past he had conducted the President himself about the campus.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison