STATESMAN in a Sentence

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18 example sentences for STATESMAN, such as:

1. Then the old statesman shrugged his shoulders.
2. A distinguished statesman once taught Sunday School.
3. They held a state funeral in honor of the statesman.
4. Franklin was a scientist, an inventor, and a statesman.
5. A shadow passed over the expressive face of the statesman.

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 Meanings and Examples of STATESMAN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
statesman
 n.  one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy
Classic Sentence:
1  The statesman received us with that old-fashioned courtesy for which he is remarkable, and seated us on the two luxuriant lounges on either side of the fireplace.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
2  A shadow passed over the expressive face of the statesman.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
3  I was, of course, familiar with the pictures of the famous statesman, but the man himself was very different from his representation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
4  Then I caught my breath as I read the time-honoured title of the great nobleman and statesman whose wife she had been.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
5  Then the old statesman shrugged his shoulders.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
6  "I agree with you," said the younger statesman.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
7  A distinguished statesman once taught Sunday School.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  It was doubtless in consequence of a knowledge of this fact, that one great statesman of the south predicted the downfall of slavery by the inevitable laws of population.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
9  The fact is my father showed the exact sort of talent for a statesman.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
10  Besides, in the actions of a statesman one has to distinguish between his acts as a private person, as a general, and as an emperor.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
11  Prince Andrew had never before heard Speranski's famous laugh, and this ringing, high-pitched laughter from a statesman made a strange impression on him.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XVIII
12  The Emperor Caracalla, being with his armies in Mesopotamia, had with him Macrinus, who was more of a statesman than a soldier, as his prefect.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI.
13  Fisher Unwin, the daughter of the English statesman, Richard Cobden.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
14  All this belonged to the statesman, the ex-ambassador.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
Example Sentence:
1  The university conferred its highest degree on the statesman.
2  Success in the talks will reinforce his reputation as an international statesman.
3  Franklin was a scientist, an inventor, and a statesman.
4  They held a state funeral in honor of the statesman.