sir

Example Sentences

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“But sir, that’s not evidence. That’s how they count the votes in California,” Welker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Imagine that conversation, in a thousand versions: Sorry, sir, but your flight is canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

“Yes, sir, I have. I would like very much to win that scholarship now.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins