Mr.

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noun

ˈmi-stər

in rapid speech especially in sense 2 (ˌ)mis(t)

variants US Mr. or British Mr

plural Messrs. ˈme-sərz

—used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a man's surname

spoke to Mr. Doe

—used in direct address as a conventional title of respect before a man's title of office

May I ask one more question, Mr. President?

—used before the name of a place, profession, or activity or before an epithet (such as clever) to form a title applied to a male viewed as representative of the thing indicated

Mr. Baseball

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Examples of Mr. in a Sentence

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Noun

With his life suddenly in danger, Mr. Blanco took refuge in the Swedish Embassy. —

Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023 Latino voters in those states and districts currently approve of Mr. Biden's presidency by a 22 point margin (66% approve and 39% disapprove), according to the poll. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023 The contest will be emceed by Mr. Mitchell of Portland’s legendary Darcelle’s Cabaret and co-host of the La Femme Magnifique International Pageant. —

oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023 Please direct your attention to Mr. Flintock Feister, one of our Infinity Tier investors. —

Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023 With no end in sight for the writers and actors strikes, another title is getting pushed to early next year: Prime Video’s reimagining of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. —

James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023 Trumpeting such commitments ahead of an I.P.O. is not as common in times when the market is flush, Mr. Hsu of Wharton said. —

Don Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023 During the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Hopkins coached his son’s baseball and basketball teams. —

Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023 In the video, Waller-Bridge leaned against a door frame in a similar fashion to Jolie's pose in the movie poster for the original Mr. & Mrs. Smith. —

Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023 See More

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