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.
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The historic handshake on the White House lawn by Israel’s then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat hosted by then-US president Bill Clinton remains one of the triumphs of modern diplomacy.
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Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
Other Chinese academics have encouraged Beijing to use global regulations and diplomacy to contain Musk, even as the nation’s engineers have continued to elaborate active countermeasures: Deploy small optical telescopes already in commercial production to monitor Starlink arrays.
—Erika Kinetz, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
This recent deal cannot only be viewed through a purely economic lens, as energy diplomacy and security concerns are intertwined.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These values have been the lifeblood of our diplomacy.
—Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
Other Chinese academics have encouraged Beijing to use global regulations and diplomacy to contain Musk, even as the nation’s engineers have continued to elaborate active countermeasures: Deploy small optical telescopes already in commercial production to monitor Starlink arrays.
—Erika Kinetz, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
This recent deal cannot only be viewed through a purely economic lens, as energy diplomacy and security concerns are intertwined.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These values have been the lifeblood of our diplomacy.
—Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for diplomacy
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomacy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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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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