statesmanlike

How To Use statesmanlike In A Sentence

• He's an effective enough politician but somehow he lacks the statesmanlike gravitas of a world leader.
• But Sistani has so far played a statesmanlike game.
• His unstatesmanlike behavior and childish tough talk makes many people in other countries wince.
• But Clinton settled on Gore, the statesmanlike senator from Tennessee.
• He used words like 'deprecate' and 'wanton act of violence', he adopted a tone that was selfless and a pose that was statesmanlike, but being noble wasn't enough. Whispers Of Betrayal
• That last sentence – with its statesmanlike tone of advocacy – is killingly brilliant, isn't it? So Lewis Hamilton wants a longer national anthem. Has he heard the second verse?
• He lauded Mandela for what he described as his statesmanlike conduct on Friday. ANC Daily News Briefing
• But the prime minister is also known for unstatesmanlike gaffes and occasionally losing his temper.
• Bill Richardson praised North Korea's "statesmanlike" restraint as he wrapped up a four-day trip to North Korea. South Korea Braces For Possible Attack
• He was well-briefed and spoke articulately about Scotland's qualities, although his public speaking set-pieces still lack a statesmanlike stamp.