sir

Example Sentences

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"I was aware of listening devices, yes, sir," Butterfield said at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“Deputy Alfred told Barber: ‘You know what, sir, let me see your hands and step away from the vehicle,’” the report read.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

“With fifty students, sir, and my after-school tutoring, I can’t spend much time helping him. I grade his practice exams and assign him extra problems every day, but he doesn’t seem to be mastering it.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins