personae non gratae
- plural of persona non grata.
Example Sentences
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Executives like Mr. Kwon and Mr. Bankman-Fried — once beloved crypto celebrities, with hundreds of thousands of devotees hanging on their every tweet — are now personae non gratae.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
But as Paul reasoned, “We’d been very good friends for millions of years and I thought it was a bit much for them suddenly to be personae non gratae and out of my life.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2018
She was a kinder, gentler gossipmonger, winning access to celebrities by telling the stories they wanted told rather than the more slashing tidbits that turned some columnists into personae non gratae among the boldface names.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2017
The movie so rankled Beijing that not only was the film banned in China but Annaud, Pitt and his costar, David Thewlis, were also declared personae non gratae and unwelcome to enter the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
Their Calvinism, fierce political independence, and earnest desire for land and opportunity soon made them personae non gratae in the established areas.
From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by Wolf, George D.
