Sir is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like man. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sir in a sentence
Related words
Sir meaning
- A man of a higher rank or position.
- A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly
- A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position
Synonyms of Sir
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Using Sir
- The main meaning on this page is: A man of a higher rank or position. | A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly | A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position
- Useful related words include: man, adult male, male aristocrat.
- Possible Dutch translations are: meneer.
- In the example corpus, sir often appears in combinations such as: sir keir, and sir, leader sir.
Context around Sir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sir
- In this selection, "sir" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lolo, mccartney, turn, paul, rod and roel stand out and add context to how "sir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ratings for sir royalty income, about lolo sir and his, sir keir, leader sir and sir john. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sir" sits close to words such as brief, formal and marks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sir Keir Starmer said he was “deeply saddened” to hear Sir Ben had died. (14 words)
Sunil- Namaskar sir, my joy has risen a lot after hearing your voice sir. (14 words)
Sir John, whose wife Norma was absent, was seen chatting to Sir Tony’s wife Cherie Blair. (17 words)
Adml Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, arriving at Downing Street, in central London, where Sir Keir Starmer is chairing a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee following ongoing unrest across parts of the country. (39 words)
God Bless the Poor Man"s Friend," read one of the banners, while others bore mottos such as: God Bless Sir Henry Edwards," and Long Life to Sir Henry Edwards," according to a report in the Southern Times newspaper. (39 words)
Sir Rex Hunt, Falkland Islands Governor in 1982 invasion:“Harold Briley in Argentina and Sir Anthony Parsons (British Ambassador) at the UN were the two most comforting and reassuring voices to the Falklands in the 1982 crisis. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The rocker now joins the ranks of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Rod Stewart, and Sir Mick Jagger, all given the same honor by the late died after 70 years on the throne last year.
After Sir Roel defeats the Demon King, the villain decides to use his last breath to turn Sir Roel into a woman.
But Sir Jonathan decided against such a move after concluding there was “no evidence” that Sir Frederick had access to “any material sum”.
He’s made huge public sculptures of many well-known and much-loved people, from the late Queen Elizabeth to Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson.
In his latest film, One Life, Sir Anthony plays Sir Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker who saved hundreds of mainly Jewish Czech children from the Nazis following a visit to Prague at the end of 1938.
In later years, as a long-serving club director, Sir Bobby fought to bring Sir Alex to Old Trafford.
Later in the book, the duke remembers hosting the 10th anniversary concert for his mother, with Sir Elton being among the line-up which also included Duran Duran and Sir Rod Stewart.
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Sir John, whose wife Norma was absent, was seen chatting to Sir Tony’s wife Cherie Blair.
Sir Keir Starmer said he was “deeply saddened” to hear Sir Ben had died.
Sir Rex Hunt, Falkland Islands Governor in 1982 invasion:“Harold Briley in Argentina and Sir Anthony Parsons (British Ambassador) at the UN were the two most comforting and reassuring voices to the Falklands in the 1982 crisis.
Sunil- Namaskar sir, my joy has risen a lot after hearing your voice sir.
Adml Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, arriving at Downing Street, in central London, where Sir Keir Starmer is chairing a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee following ongoing unrest across parts of the country.
Beyonce, Stormzy, Dolly Parton, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John are just a few of the big names who have graced the Glastonbury stage over the past decade.
God Bless the Poor Man"s Friend," read one of the banners, while others bore mottos such as: God Bless Sir Henry Edwards," and Long Life to Sir Henry Edwards," according to a report in the Southern Times newspaper.
Having held a series of frontbench posts under Charles Kennedy and Sir Menzies Campbell, he was given the foreign affairs brief by Sir Nick when he became leader in 2007.
If you were to hand Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford a blank sheet of paper and ask them to draw up their perfect Manchester United plan, you would get some intriguing answers.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United’s new minority owner, and his key aide, Sir Dave Brailsford, are undertaking a structural assessment of the club.
Sir Vallance appointment wasn't the only eyebrow raising move made by Sir Starmer whilst beefing up his cabinet.
Phrases with sir
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with sir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sir keir 25×
- and sir 22×
- leader sir 15×
- sir john 13×
- of sir 12×
- sir david 12×
- by sir 10×
- to sir 9×
- sir bobby 9×
- as sir 7×