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Recent Examples of sirSaying ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’ also makes assumptions about someone’s gender.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 July 2024 But she’s made of iron, sir, and no matter how much Biden and his supporters work those pumps — and this press conference is one of those pumps — this ship will founder.)
20 Minutes Before Presser: Biden is currently at the NATO summit where the press conference will be held.—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 Thank [you[ kind sir for being a light to the world.—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 Thank you sir for birthing one of the great movie characters of all time.—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for sir
The Skokie native works at Google and recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a master’s degree in business administration, according to her campaign.
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Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Twelve percent have master’s degrees or higher, compared with 14% nationally.
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Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
His nephew-in-law, Lovick P. Miles Jr., a lad home for the Christmas holidays, was with us.
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Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
But for his young lead Williams, who plays Spike, a young lad living with his mother (Comer) and father (Taylor-Johnson) in a small island community of survivors, the entire experience was a first.
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