Examples of diplomat in a Sentence
The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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Lianys Torres Rivera, the top Cuban diplomat, wouldn't reveal any details on the ongoing talks between Washington and Havana and stressed that Cuba will retain its sovereignty.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Politico reported that the expectation going into the meeting was to coordinate action, rather than define a concrete plan, according to two EU diplomats who were in attendance.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump’s order would upend the long-standing view that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, and federal law since 1940 confer citizenship on everyone born on American soil, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and those born to a foreign occupying force.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy saw American diplomats held until President Ronald Reagan took office from President Jimmy Carter in 1981.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Politico reported that the expectation going into the meeting was to coordinate action, rather than define a concrete plan, according to two EU diplomats who were in attendance.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump’s order would upend the long-standing view that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, and federal law since 1940 confer citizenship on everyone born on American soil, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and those born to a foreign occupying force.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy saw American diplomats held until President Ronald Reagan took office from President Jimmy Carter in 1981.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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