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He called the US president's comments "very unstatesmanlike", adding that he was "sad and disappointed it's come to this".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The comments angered fans of Ms. Davis, who saw the attack as unstatesmanlike and offensive.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2013

Mr. Zuma has brought criticism and ridicule on himself and his office, for his undignified and unstatesmanlike behaviour.

From BBC • May 29, 2012

William J. Gallagher, 69, freshman New Deal Congressman from Minnesota, onetime Minneapolis street sweeper, warned Washington newsmen to stop snickering at his unstatesmanlike past.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Bright, the Minister, agreed to the orders, and if Bright, the Quaker, woke up at the execution of the orders, then his conduct is unstatesmanlike and weak.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron