diplomacy
noun
di·plo·ma·cy
də-ˈplō-mə-sē 
Examples of diplomacy in a Sentence
She has had a long and distinguished career in diplomacy.
The government avoided a war by successfully resolving the issues through diplomacy.
This is a situation that calls for tactful diplomacy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Consider their point of view on the 19th when diplomacy wins.
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Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
No amount of creative diplomacy can alter these facts.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Burns, a former career diplomat with decades of experience in sensitive diplomacy, touched down for talks in all three capitals between Thursday and Saturday, which included a meeting in Amman with David Barnea, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
He was also written into Congressional Record for his achievements in music and diplomacy.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Yet in contemplating whether to jettison the cardinal rule of past Mideast diplomacy, Mr. Biden may take encouragement from a 21st-century subclause.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
To successfully counter the anti-American narratives that animate Russian diplomacy and disinformation, the United States must make support for democratic governance and civil society a centerpiece of its foreign policy.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
While the hosts get all the attention, the writers do work that is less understood and equally tricky, requiring skill, self-awareness and even diplomacy.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Xie, too, left his post at the end of last year, but the two men’s maneuvering has made the future of U.S.-China climate diplomacy a more inviting arena than U.S.-China diplomacy in other areas.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2024
Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
No amount of creative diplomacy can alter these facts.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Burns, a former career diplomat with decades of experience in sensitive diplomacy, touched down for talks in all three capitals between Thursday and Saturday, which included a meeting in Amman with David Barnea, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
He was also written into Congressional Record for his achievements in music and diplomacy.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Yet in contemplating whether to jettison the cardinal rule of past Mideast diplomacy, Mr. Biden may take encouragement from a 21st-century subclause.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
To successfully counter the anti-American narratives that animate Russian diplomacy and disinformation, the United States must make support for democratic governance and civil society a centerpiece of its foreign policy.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
While the hosts get all the attention, the writers do work that is less understood and equally tricky, requiring skill, self-awareness and even diplomacy.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Xie, too, left his post at the end of last year, but the two men’s maneuvering has made the future of U.S.-China climate diplomacy a more inviting arena than U.S.-China diplomacy in other areas.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomacy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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diplomacy
noun
di·plo·ma·cy
də-ˈplō-mə-sē
1
: the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries
2
: skill in dealing with others without causing bad feelings : tact
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