Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Sirach
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Examples
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You have to be a British citizen to be called Sir.
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Everybody — whether they're urban gangbangers with their hands up and their trousers sagging at the side of the highway, or drunken, toothless hillbillies involved in domestic disputes — is addressed as "Sir."
Turned On by TV Again Nancy deWolf Smith 2010
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During a recent out-of-town dinner, a participant in my online food discussion described service in the restaurant as overly attentive except on one issue: They kept calling my girlfriend 'Sir.'
Tom Sietsema on Michel: Richard bets on Tysons Corner -- Diners come up a little short Tom Sietsema 2010
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There are some who have been buying Sir Tom Dom Perignon since way before he was a "Sir."
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During basic training in the Marines a recruit always refers to his DI as "Sir."
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And despite being American, Mr. Stanford -- because he is also a citizen of a country whose head of state is the monarch of England -- is permitted to call himself "Sir."
Sir Allen's Sticky Wicket Malcolm Bracken 2009
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This entitled him to use the postnominal letters KCB, but not the title "Sir."
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Because Major Moussa outranked the Marine noncoms, each made sure to address him as "Sir."
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Because Major Moussa outranked the Marine noncoms, each made sure to address him as "Sir."
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This entitled him to use the postnominal letters KCB, but not the title "Sir."
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