sir

Example Sentences

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"That's over, sir," captain Suryakumar Yadav said on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

“Yes, sir, very cool! But sp’ are also very shy.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young