sir
Example Sentences
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“Yes, sir, can I serve you your breakfast?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
“Their claim was self-defense, sir / Just don’t believe your eyes,” Springsteen sings with his familiar rasp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was "wonderful and humbling at the same time".
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
“Oh, sir, I quite forgot your lap robe,” he said.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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