Explore Mrs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like title. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mrs meaning
Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
Synonyms of Mrs
Using Mrs
- The main meaning on this page is: Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
- Useful related words include: mrs., title, title of respect, form of address.
- In the example corpus, mrs often appears in combinations such as: and mrs, of mrs, by mrs.
Context around Mrs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mrs
- In this selection, "mrs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, president, lancashire, chair, kirkham, charles and esther stand out and add context to how "mrs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and directors mrs nina mintz, bishops and mrs florence rowe, marvelous mrs, mrs maisel and president mrs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mrs" sits close to words such as dry, drama and cool, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mrs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The widows who won the cars were Mrs. Okpara Gertrude, Mrs. Paulina Mbaegbu, and Mrs. Esther Dike. (17 words)
Mrs. Ben Ahlers was chosen vice president; Mrs. Charles Mattingly, secretary; and Mrs. E.W. Blaisdell, treasurer. (17 words)
Both Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. O’Sullivan expressed their concerns about the continued suspension of emergency general surgery. (18 words)
A statement released on behalf of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mr Martin and Mrs Jill Kingston, Mrs Joanna Connolly and Mrs Emma Murray, said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother. (43 words)
One interesting aspect about their membership I discovered is that there were five members who were all related, either by blood or by marriage: Mrs. Georgia Bishop, Lulu Wilson, Mrs. Mansor Elisha, Mrs. M.J. Healy, and Mrs. Martin Healy. (40 words)
Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says when he visited him, he found Dr. Phiri surrounded by loved ones that included his spouse, Mrs. Chilufya Mwaba Phiri, sisters; Mrs. Ireen Kabwe and Mrs. Zondiwe Maboshe. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Those founding members include Mrs. Roy Inabnett, Mrs. Vasta Green, Mrs. Thelma Sanders, Mrs. Jesse Crump, Mrs. Sue Norman, and Mrs. Rosalie McInnis.
Other officers and directors, missing when this picture was taken, are Mrs. Bill Brennan, 1st vice president; Mrs. Pat Weiland, historian; and directors Mrs. Nina Mintz, Mrs. Winnie Shults and Mrs. Syble Barney.
Elected to served with her were: Mrs. Don Strohm, first vice president; Mrs. George Fisher, second vice president; Mrs. Nellie Duckworth, secretary, and Mrs. W.C. Couser, treasurer.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced the recall for Mrs Kirkham’s Mild and Creamy Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Mature Lancashire and Mrs Kirkham’s Smoked Lancashire on Christmas Eve.
One interesting aspect about their membership I discovered is that there were five members who were all related, either by blood or by marriage: Mrs. Georgia Bishop, Lulu Wilson, Mrs. Mansor Elisha, Mrs. M.J. Healy, and Mrs. Martin Healy.
Other board members present were Mrs. Charles Irvin Kelly, mothers’ chair; Mrs. James Wesley Long, decorations chair, Mrs. Philip David Maness, ball chair, and Mrs. Paul Hayne Wilkes III, presentation chair.
He added a few names, with one missing: Front row, from left - Mrs May Hockey, Mrs Edwards (the boss) and Mrs Ellen Huxley (my nan).
Other caretakers included Mr. and Mrs. Unkefer from Fairview, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Grimm, the Maxwells, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shewey.
A statement released on behalf of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mr Martin and Mrs Jill Kingston, Mrs Joanna Connolly and Mrs Emma Murray, said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother.
Mrs Sajida Husna, Mrs Sumaiya Sangreskop, Mrs Shahzeen Eram, Mr Pashim Ali and Mr Syed Zafer Ali are the other members.
The widows who won the cars were Mrs. Okpara Gertrude, Mrs. Paulina Mbaegbu, and Mrs. Esther Dike.
Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says when he visited him, he found Dr. Phiri surrounded by loved ones that included his spouse, Mrs. Chilufya Mwaba Phiri, sisters; Mrs. Ireen Kabwe and Mrs. Zondiwe Maboshe.
Likewise, our mentors, Mrs. Leone Charles, Ms. Laurel Burns, Mrs. Linda Holdipp and Mrs. Jeanna Bean have shown a vested interest in the personal and professional development of our novice teachers.
Mrs. Ben Ahlers was chosen vice president; Mrs. Charles Mattingly, secretary; and Mrs. E.W. Blaisdell, treasurer.
Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Which, the otherworldly entities from the film “A Wrinkle in Time,” out March 9, need several.
That and a good deal more is explained by Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, three astrophysical principles who take the earthly forms of Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and a literally bigger-than-life Oprah Winfrey.
Those celebrating anniversaries this week are Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wika, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wegdahl and Ed and Sue Edminster.
Mary Parkman Peabody, Mrs. Esther Burgess, Mrs. Hester Campbell (all of whose husbands were Episcopal bishops), and Mrs. Florence Rowe (whose husband was vice president of John Hancock Insurance Company) came to lend their support.
Mr and Mrs Gardiner Mr and Mrs Gardiner: Edward Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet's brother and a successful tradesman of sensible and gentlemanly character.
Both Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. O’Sullivan expressed their concerns about the continued suspension of emergency general surgery.
Phrases with mrs
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with mrs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and mrs 81×
- of mrs 12×
- by mrs 9×
- marvelous mrs 8×
- mrs maisel 7×
- president mrs 6×
- to mrs 6×
- with mrs 5×
- in mrs 5×
- mrs kirkham 4×