ma'am

Example Sentences

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“You’re following us, ma’am, we are doing an operation,” the agent says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

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

“No ma’am, I think we still need conversations,” said Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, when asked if she would vote to nominate Jordan.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

“Thornfield? I don’t know, ma’am; I’ll inquire at the bar.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë