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Recent Examples of sir
All my days Climbing up a great big mountain
Of yes, sirs!
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Why would Dobby be scared, sir?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Do not cause a scene here, sir.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged, and the world wants your reaction, sir.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Why would Dobby be scared, sir?
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Do not cause a scene here, sir.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged, and the world wants your reaction, sir.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sir
Noun
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Using a mister is a common suggestion to combat winter dryness, but Hancock warns that the effects of misting are short-lived.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Houseplant amateurs will also appreciate this plant mister, which should remind them to water their plants.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Residents in a Stockton zip code have reported their mail is being stolen and worry someone may have access to the master postal key.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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She was allowed to study there in her fifth year of college basketball because CU’s Boulder campus does not offer a master’s in criminal justice.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Friends, family and fellow rappers began mourning the loss of Oak Cliff rapper Zeethewizard on Monday, several days after he was shot along with four others at a Dallas gentlemen’s club while ringing in the new year.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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His father was a gentleman for all times in New York sports.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The six-foot-tall Angeleno lad whom Sample met in Capri was a characteristic product of early-twentieth-century Southern California, with its blend of hyper-capitalist energies and bohemian vibes.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2025
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Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Sir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sir. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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