ma'am

Example Sentences

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Get out there and get on with your day, ma’am or sir!

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

A man with a tattoo that swirls across his face shouts, "Where you from, ma'am?"

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Cohen said: "No ma'am," adding that it was not enough work for him to send an invoice.

From Salon • May 14, 2024

“Move that mic please or just get out the circle please for me, please ma’am, if you’re not subscribed to my pod,” Beverley said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

“Begging your pardon, ma’am, it wasn’t a billiard saloon, but a gymnasium, and I was taking a lesson in fencing.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott