statesmanly
- a word derived from statesman.
Example Sentences
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The character he seems most like is Sandy Cohen, the statesmanly patriarch of the 00s teen-dramedy The OC, one of television’s greatest-ever dads.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2020
Warm, wise, statesmanly Dr. Hu was, in fact and in his own person, just about the most persuasive argument for China imaginable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Chief Justice . . . statesmanly leader of political affairs . . . careful analyst and adjudicator of legal principles, and world citizen with human concern for the common welfare of man .
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week Senators tugged valiantly at their togas and amended the rule book in the name of statesmanly decorum.
From Time Magazine Archive
So it is clear that Webster, in contending that the conditions in these Territories were prohibitive of slavery was as statesmanly and perspicacious as he was generally in other matters.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
