sir

Example Sentences

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“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

Please, sir, can we have another order of that—and hold the rest?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

I don't mind, because they're almost polite, saying "good afternoon" and "sir" and "ma'am" to Thatha and Patti and Tanvi Ma'am, and even once jokingly saluting me.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman