statesman

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

That he’d become something, in other words, resembling a statesman.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

This will be another stage in what those who work with Prince William call his development as a global statesman.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

A. without a single pretension to the character of a soldier, a perfect Quixote as a statesman.

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