How to Use elder statesman in a Sentence

elder statesman

noun
  • But the California native welcomes her role as an elder statesman of models.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
  • As an elder statesman on the Sox, Shields didn’t have to be there.
    Chris Kuc, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Nordgren, 32, is now the elder statesman of the US biathlon team.
    BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2022
  • By the mid-1880s, William Kelley was an elder statesman who had held the same seat for decades.
    Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Since the 1980s, the elder statesman had been critical of the death penalty.
    Breanna Edwards, Essence, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Democrats are investing a lot of hopes in Biden the elder statesman.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Over the last few years, Jeezy has grown into an elder statesman.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
  • But as soon as Fuente was hired, the jig was up, and Foster became the Hokies’ elder statesman.
    Joan Niesen, SI.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • In his role as an elder statesman with the team, Cabrera hadn’t talked much with the media all season.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Richards has become the Gore Vidal of rock, the elder statesman always armed with an acid quote.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Each of the new reptile residents took a turn at putting their heads atop Pop, elder statesman of the area at about 70 years old.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The quiet elder statesman of Detroit rock ‘n’ roll has died.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2019
  • His departure makes Joey Logano, 31, the elder statesman of Team Penske.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
  • At the time of Osborne’s death, Lewandowski was in the midst of recording an album with the bluegrass elder statesman.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
  • Brady is the elder statesman of starting QBs , seven of whom are 35 or older for the first time ever.
    USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2017
  • That includes 34-year-old Dustin Pedroia, an elder statesman among the Red Sox.
    Scott Orgera, courant.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Biden seemed too gaffe-prone to be the steady elder statesman that some of the party’s older moderates craved.
    Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Pepe is the elder statesman of the famous ensemble, and Celino is his nephew.
    oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Now back as the group’s elder statesman, the senior will be looked upon to spearhead this unit’s revival in 2018.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Being an elder statesman has not turned out to be the advantage the Biden campaign hoped.
    The Economist, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Direct, precise and no filler — that’s a good way to describe Ron Carter, the tall, eloquent elder statesman of jazz.
    Demetrius Patterson, Variety, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Time stands still as the elder statesman jockeys and the teenager dribbles towards him with cogs whirring, but legs steady.
    SI.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • David Bakhtiari is an elder statesman on the Green Bay Packers who appears ready to mentor the younger talent.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2023
  • The scene was originally scripted with the younger Cage giving the elder statesman a polite kiss on the cheek.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Toné! is in a mode of gratitude and reflection as group returns to the stage as some of R&B’s most beloved elder statesmen.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But the game’s elder statesman - as far as guards were concerned, anyway - wouldn’t be upstaged.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Having an elder statesman defer to her was a pleasant change of pace.
    Phoebe Reilly, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2019
  • The other elder statesman is linebacker Sean Lee at 31.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, 30 May 2018
  • When Denver’s elder statesman does have something to say, Malone will gladly cede the floor to him.
    Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 29 Feb. 2020
  • Rick Ross and Fat Joe also appear on the track, both of which turn in measured performances while flanking their elder statesman.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019

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