How to Use persona non grata in a Sentence
persona non grata
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The title refers first to the fact that Brynn is persona non grata in town.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
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In the course of the film, Paul transforms from a nobody to a somebody to persona non grata.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
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But that still didn’t render Trump persona non grata for the entire bank.
—New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
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Sosa, though, has been mostly absent from the public eye and is persona non grata at Wrigley Field.
—SI.com, 27 June 2018
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By and large persona non grata, the couple hoped to convince Viserys to rule in their favor.
—Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2022
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Just one tweet calling a black person an ape can mark you persona non grata?
—Nicole Silverberg, GQ, 30 May 2018
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With ‘80s flash persona non grata by ‘92, Pantera, who had a glam vibe in their early days, brought a more cathartic sound to heavy rock.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Oct. 2022
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King became persona non grata at the Johnson White House.
—Gregory Krieg, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
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When the 2020 election rolled around, Becker was persona non grata in Johnson's world.
—Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN, 4 Sep. 2021
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Then-commissioner David Stern became persona non grata in Phoenix for the rest of his life.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2022
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Russia is now a pariah state and its leader persona non grata.
—Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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Meanwhile, DeWine has been persona non grata to gun rights advocates for decades.
—Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 7 Sep. 2017
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Today hip-hop artists no longer bounce between persona non grata and flavor of the month at fashion houses.
—Zandile Blay, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2022
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Beckham was mostly persona non grata in this game and should be ask to be traded by Tuesday’s deadline.
—cleveland, 31 Oct. 2021
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The grievance here is really more of a query: Should Belichick keep making a ball carrier who makes a mistake persona non grata for the rest of the game?
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2021
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Sure to be an attention-getter is the special award for Wallen, who not that very long ago was persona non grata at awards shows in and out of country music.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2022
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Beaton was persona non grata in the publishing business for years.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Mar. 2020
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Senator Mitt Romney of Utah is persona non grata at the conference this year.
—Grace Segers, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2020
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The 26-year-old striker was deemed persona non grata at San Siro after a series of controversial events.
—SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
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Barr, once one of television’s biggest prime-time stars, has been persona non grata in show business since she was fired by ABC from the reboot of her eponymous sitcom.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
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No computers, just live instruments’ Indie bands and rock acts have been persona non grata since then.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2019
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Argerich refuses to perform in the U.S. as long as Dutoit remains persona non grata here.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
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The doctrine of declaring someone persona non grata applies between states, Haq said.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
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The drive to go green has made almost any investment in hydrocarbons persona non grata.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 3 Oct. 2021
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And so, transportation is number one, persona non grata.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 31 May 2022
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Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney have been persona non grata thus far.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
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And like Meyer in Gainesville, Fisher is now persona non grata in Tallahassee.
—Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2019
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This made her persona non grata within the Democratic Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024
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The Eastern-European Jewish accent Mel did was persona non grata in 1950.
—Washington Post, 30 June 2020
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Lala’s feelings and decision to reach out to her former costar came as a shock to her castmates — especially Ariana — who still believed that Rachel was persona non grata in the friend group.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
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