How to Use diplomat in a Sentence

diplomat

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  • He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
  • The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
  • The diplomat said that Qatar has been urging Hamas to free its hostages.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • He was born in Madrid, to a father who was a U.S. diplomat.
    — Edward Wong, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The man had been described in the media as a Russian diplomat.
    — Rod McGuirk, ajc, 26 June 2023
  • On the plane, a U.S. diplomat spoke over the public-address system.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Late last year, U.S. diplomats warned that the shipping attacks risked scuttling the process.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The two diplomats made no comments during a brief photo-op ahead of the meeting.
    — Vedika Sud, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Her father, a diplomat, moved the family to Japan for his job.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The diplomat said Hamas leaders were stunned by the success of the operation.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Aid workers, diplomats and civilians have been caught in the crossfire.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • González and Machado then said the voting records showed that the former diplomat won the election with twice as many votes as Maduro.
    — The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • And that certainly is something the diplomats who are trying to cool things off are very aware of.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The detention of the ex-diplomat came as Britain moved to further isolate the Southeast Asian regime.
    — Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • There, diplomats will discuss whether and how to step up action on climate change.
    — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Duncan Smith called for any Chinese diplomat involved in the assault to be sent home.
    — Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The United States and Germany are the main countries resisting, the diplomat said, taking turns as the lead voice of caution.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Since the Taliban takeover, China is the most-prominent country to accept a diplomat from the group.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 5 June 2024
  • On Friday, a team of senior U.S. diplomats is also in Damascus to meet the rebels.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The diplomat said that Henry was attempting to make things better.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The diplomat said the meeting Tuesday would be crucial in bridging the remaining gaps.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Here, in Paris, Leila, a Syrian refugee war survivor, is asked to take care of Georges, a former diplomat now nearing the end of his life.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • His mother, the daughter of a diplomat, managed a household of eight children.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • Finding the hostages is one reason that Hamas is seeking a pause in fighting, the Middle Eastern diplomat said.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Boris Bondarev, a career Russian diplomat in Geneva, quit in May and denounced the war.
    — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • So vaporous was this suggestion of a suggestion that the Australian diplomats thought little of it at the time.
    — The Editors, National Review, 16 May 2023
  • The vote had been expected to take place by early afternoon, but diplomats said it was pushed back because the U.S. asked for more time.
    — NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There were audible gasps from people in the room, which included diplomats and world leaders from across the globe.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 11 July 2024
  • Kuleba called for a moment of silence in honor of Ukrainians killed in the conflict, and most of the assembly diplomats rose to their feet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • One Western diplomat said leadership changes should come with a clear road map for a two-state solution to the conflict.
    — Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023

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