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sir

noun

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as in mister

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Recent Examples of sir This underwear’s got people’s names in it, sir. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 No, sir, because the whole dashboard melted in the fire. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025 Cutler, who only answers yes or no sir is quiet after officers escort him to the police vehicle. — Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025 Do not cause a scene here, sir. — Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sir

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Noun

Staying safe Even with the relief of water misters, the heat stroke remains a risk in high temperatures.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
To hear neighbors tell it, the deodorizers, misters and other efforts to mitigate the issues aren’t enough.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of mister

Noun

Braking performance comes courtesy of Gale Speed calipers, a Kustom Tech master cylinder, and custom in-house caliper brackets.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
The Illusion Of 'Clean' Data Over the past decade, companies have poured enormous effort into data quality, governance frameworks, master data initiatives and cloud migrations.

— Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Damaging information on Metcalf was also withheld from trial as a result of the gentlemen’s agreement.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

Kyle Walker and even some of the foreign lads were taking the p***.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The bit culminates with a real working-class lad recognizing her from the piece, only to offer his assessment that the magazine was better when Graydon Carter was in charge.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

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