Sentence examples for it was diplomatic from inspiring English sources

It was diplomatic sycophancy of the highest order and I found myself for the first time in my life wishing Jeremy Clarkson was there.

But it wasn't fast talking, it was diplomatic talking.

He goes on: "It's diplomatic speed-dating".

Now it's diplomatic payback time: Putin is in London today to take tea with Queen Elizabeth II, courtesy of Tony Blair.

It's diplomatic quid pro quo: if the tribunal brings in Matek, a Croat, the French will deliver them Andric, a Serb.

Asked to explain what "not viable" meant, Carney said: "It's diplomatic jargon to mean what you want it to mean".

Away from the podium, it is diplomatic speed-dating: plenaries, pull asides and pool sprays; bilaterals and brush bys; grip and grins.

Her decision was diplomatic, but it also amounted to relying on her gut rather than research.

If the level of play wasn't up to the standard he was used to, he was diplomatic about it.

REBOUNDS If Brook Lopez was dismayed about being left off the All-Star team, he was diplomatic about it.

The man with the cut-outs, asked which of the two was proving more popular, was diplomatic, saying it was about 50-50.