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How to use sir in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Sir means a man of a higher rank or position. Example: “Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.”

Examples of sir by meaning

nounTo a knight or other low member of the peerage.

  • Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.

nounTo a superior military officer.

  • Sir, yes sir.

nounTo a teacher.

  • Here's my report, sir.

nounA respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.

  • Excuse me, sir, do you know the way to the art museum?
  • Knowledge, sir, should be free to all!1967 November 3, I, Mudd (Star Trek) (Science Fiction), Roger C. Carmel (actor), Paramount Domestic Television

verbTo address another individual using "sir".

  • Sir, yes, sir! —Don't you sir me, private! I work for a living!
  • Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with!1997, Ed Solomon, Men in Black, spoken by Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones)

More sentences with sir

  • “Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”From the entry dutch
  • Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell.From the entry tell
  • One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid.From the entry house
  • No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.From the entry float
  • Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.From the entry black sheep
  • Porter, can you help me with my bags? — No problem, sir.From the entry no problem
  • Make just one move, and I'll run you through, sir, without hesitation.From the entry run through
  • We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.From the entry reseat
  • Excuse me, sir: do you have the time? I think I'm late for work.From the entry have the time
  • Have the price-tags been updated? I'll check on that right away, sir.From the entry check on
  • The policeman's hand fell detainingly on my shoulder. "Just a moment, sir!" he said.From the entry detainingly
  • Yes, sir, we have your package right here.From the entry yes
  • Sir Richard Burton explored far into the African interior.From the entry interior
  • The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!From the entry strike
  • I'm not absolutely pos on that, sir.From the entry pos
  • And this is our linen trouser, sir.From the entry trouser
  • Would you like a glass of champagne, sir? - Naturally!From the entry naturally
  • I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.From the entry reserved
  • Sir John Smith and Lady Smith accompanied the ambassador.From the entry lady
  • Sir Gawain rode unto the nearby castle.From the entry unto
  • Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.From the entry Raleigh
  • Sorry sir, I left my homework at home.From the entry at home
  • Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.From the entry snooty
  • Sir Anthony got out a lute and began to strum, pausing every so often to adjust the tension on the catguts.From the entry catguts
  • Shall I bag up your groceries for you, sir?From the entry bag up
  • How do you like your steak, sir?From the entry how do you like
  • Your orders have been executed, sir!From the entry execute
  • You, sir, are a W man.From the entry w
  • You, sir, are a bodacious scoundrel.From the entry bodacious
  • Even though he wasn't out as trans to anyone yet, he felt a rush of gender euphoria when the waiter called him "sir."From the entry gender euphoria
  • In English, the vocative may be indicated by an addressee–address separation comma, or by the particle O, as in "What is the matter, sir?", "Mother, listen!", or "O Lord".From the entry vocative
  • I thought I was supposed to be Twain.” “I say you are incorrect, sir.2023 September 21, Grace Parra Janney, “Something Borrowed, Something Green” (9:35 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4…. From the entry tarnation
  • “Tell me, sir,” she says, “does this duckmole, does it quack?”2023, Kevin M. Miller, Wigs on the Green. From the entry duckmole

Meaning of sir

  1. noun A man of a higher rank or position.
  2. noun A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly.
  3. noun To a knight or other low member of the peerage.

Full definition of sir

Questions about sir in a sentence

How do you use sir in a sentence?
Sir is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.”
What is a short sentence with sir?
“Sir, yes sir.”
What does sir mean?
Sir means a man of a higher rank or position.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sir (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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