Example Sentences

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He has also been developing capital Pyongyang to visiting dignitaries.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Songs from “The Sound of Music” have long been used to welcome American dignitaries to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Trump said he felt personally honored by the lavish welcome he received on the edge of Tiananmen Square, outside the Great Hall of the People, where China hosts all visiting dignitaries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Moscow would reduce the scale of the parade with no military equipment on display in the Red Square and the number of foreign dignitaries in attendance decreased.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

There are a bunch of important looking dignitaries dressed up in fine clothes.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman