madam

Example Sentences

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While on a call with me last week, he rang off saying "the madam" was calling.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

“Poor Things” features Bella, a reanimated woman who has to invent her life, and her guideposts are a prostitute, a brothel madam and a former actress.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Speaker Frank: A simple matter of coordination, madam.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

“Tickets, madam? I have a tour starting soon,” came one pitch.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2023

“It is an American food. I will make it for my master to bring here when your madam comes back from London. I know she will like it.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie