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

“Well, they’re personae non gratae with me. Don’t I get a say?”

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 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

Once more he was put on its official personae non gratae list.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French