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.
• a man of statesmanlike judgment
• And he then made a series of more or less statesmanlike appointments to senior positions.
• This disdain for legality - well concealed behind statesmanlike rhetoric - corresponds directly with a second vice: not telling the public the truth.
• He was widely respected as a wise and statesmanlike governor.
• I believe we are entitled still to look back to those giants of our past as our examples of the ultimate in statesmanlike thought. National Policy—1939 Version
• The normally reserved defense secretary heaped praise on Karzai for reacting in "an extraordinarily statesmanlike way," adding, "Frankly, I think the American government will not forget this kind of statesmanlike response. Defense Secretary Gates: Progress in Afghan war has 'exceeded my expectations'
• He was notorious for his unstatesmanlike dirty tricks when dealing with people who failed to toe his line.
• He was widely respected as a wise and statesmanlike governor.
• By refraining from criticizing other Democrats he appears more statesmanlike.