How to Use diplomatic in a Sentence

diplomatic

adjective
  • Negotiators are working to restore full diplomatic relations.
  • Some were not great, to be diplomatic, but some were.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But at present, the diplomatic track has stalled.
    — Dmytro Razumkov, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The catcher needs to be diplomatic, and that’s fine.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • The truth is that no one wanted a diplomatic rupture in this of all years.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Tuch and Ruff were both diplomatic about the call after the game.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Here's a rundown of the diplomatic gifts.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Outside of the diplomatic sphere, what do people who watch the show say to you about it?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But this war may well have ruined the chances for such diplomatic options for many years to come.
    — Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
  • All of which sits quite awkwardly against the day’s diplomatic vein.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Conley is too diplomatic for that.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Trust has its own diplomatic cachet.
    — Debak Das, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Jernigan said Cox’s diplomatic skills served the world well.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2026
  • These diplomatic ties should be severed.
    — Behnam Ben Taleblu, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Fifth, it must be tied to clear diplomatic objectives.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Be ready to do some diplomatic damage control.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Covello is less diplomatic about what this means.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Ali had refused to take a public stance on the diplomatic disputes.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • This leaves the diplomatic option but Putin is struggling to be heard.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • For King Charles, the trip will be a test of his diplomatic prowess.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There is a diplomatic angle to this announcement as well, of course.
    — Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • As the events of recent days underline, the diplomatic shift is clear.
    — Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough were already dim.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Does anyone think the response would be confined to some grandiose diplomatic protest?
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
  • Held a diplomatic post in Pakistan when her, her car was sprayed with bullets on her way to work.
    — cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
  • So far Pakistan’s diplomatic game is raising cheers back home.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • To date, diplomatic efforts have failed to reach a lasting ceasefire.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Then there’s a diplomatic angle.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • And a diplomatic breakthrough with Tehran appears nowhere in sight.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Whether these diplomatic efforts will help to deescalate the crisis in any way remains to be seen.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2022

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