Example sentences for: emissary

How can you use “emissary” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He made Beijing, then known as Khanbaliq (Khan’s Town) or Dadu (Great Capital), the base for his extensive travels in China as emissary of the Khan.

  • In the midst of the crisis, he sent an emissary to the floor of the Exchange, where the man raised his hand, quieting the crowd, and said, "I am authorized to lend $10 million!

  • England’s King George III sent an emissary to negotiate conventional diplomatic and trade relations.

  • When shopping, the well-versed Soviet emissary was told to order “a ladies' worsted-nylon swimming pants.”

  • I proudly presented my 16-word concoction to my departmental colleagues and to my students, and a few days later I was summoned by an emissary from a Fourth Form (tenth grade) English class that met a few rooms down the hall from my class.


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