How to Use diplomacy in a Sentence

diplomacy

noun
  • She has had a long and distinguished career in diplomacy.
  • This is a situation that calls for tactful diplomacy.
  • The government avoided a war by successfully resolving the issues through diplomacy.
  • And with that, an era of panda diplomacy will end, at least for now.
    Edward Wong Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Scott: Tell me more about the diplomacy element of a World’s Fair.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 May 2023
  • The point of diplomacy This isn’t to say that diplomacy and face-to-face talks are pointless.
    Michael Beckley, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023
  • For all his shift-change bonhomie and diplomacy on the dais, O’Brien can be an abrasive force in the office.
    Nick Tabor, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
  • Consider their point of view on the 19th when diplomacy wins.
    Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The week-long pause in fighting and release of dozens of hostages, Thomas-Greenfield said, was the result of U.S. diplomacy.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Kissinger has been at the forefront of U.S. diplomacy for longer than most Americans have been alive.
    CBS News, 27 May 2023
  • Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, traveled to Cairo for talks on the war, part of a flurry of diplomacy.
    Josef Federman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
  • He is engaged in high- level, high stakes diplomacy for a long time.
    CBS News, 16 July 2023
  • While in London, Jill Biden will engage in some soft diplomacy before the big event.
    Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • For almost two decades, Sergei Lavrov has been the frowning face of Russian diplomacy.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That means no more hostage diplomacy, no $6 billion in exchange for hostages.
    Eric Shawn, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • That hope evaporated with the collapse of his diplomacy with Mr. Trump in 2019.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Call it a juggling act, a triumph in diplomacy, a vision gone right, or sheer chutzpah.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Working with Egypt to get the Rafah crossing open—that was the result of personal diplomacy by the President.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But they weren’t fully acquainted with the fabric's worth in the West, since their only foreign trade of the textile was a part of their diplomacy.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Hear the finer points of diplomacy with Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice?
    Buy Side Staff, wsj.com, 10 Jan. 2024
  • An approach that combines diplomacy with deterrence is the least bad way for the United States to deal with this intractable problem in the near term.
    Alexandra Stark, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Montreal Protocol was a win for diplomacy and the stratosphere.
    J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • Castro ran on campaign promises of diplomacy with Beijing in 2021 but walked them back last year.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Whether Chinese diplomacy makes the world a safer place is another matter.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • On the one hand, Riyadh is seeking to maintain and bolster its leading role in regional diplomacy.
    Ghaith Al-Omari, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But as far as international diplomacy goes, that was a long time ago.
    Keir Simmons, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • A good deal of global diplomacy will depend on news of the doctors, nurses and patients trapped amid urban warfare.
    NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023
  • There is no sign that diplomacy will revive the deal soon, and Iran in recent weeks has resumed harassing and seizing ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
    Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The series is superb at exploring the context of diplomacy.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The development comes after a turbulent week of diplomacy between the US and Poland.
    Wojciech Moskwa, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023

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