sir
term of address for a man
How often you will meet it
Rank 161 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 149,417 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.071% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- term of address for a man
- a title used before the name of knight or baronet
sir in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But you're in the three-mile radius, sir.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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Pew wew, sir; tell me not Of planets nor of Ephemerides.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Stop, sir,” for Kelly was going on at full speed--“Stop, sir.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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And now they had gone three miles and more, and came to Sir John’s lodge-gates.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Riding fast, Sir Thomas Tresham crossed the Thames at Reading before any news of the battle of Barnet had arrived there.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1