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How do you use Yessir in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Yessir in a sentence

Related words

Yessir | Yessiree

Yessir meaning

  1. Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.
  2. Used to express emphatic affirmation.

Using Yessir

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used to express assent, especially to a male superior. | Used to express emphatic affirmation.

Context around Yessir

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

maynor 1× highway 1× elections 1×

Often after:

suazo 1×

Sentence patterns with Yessir

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

brother maynor yessir suazo sandoval 1× novimbir elections yessir 1× the highway yessir 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

carlos alexis suazo 1× gotta git a 1×

Common sentence endings:

key bridge collapse 1× novimbir elections yessir 1×

Words around Yessir

Just before it in the word index:

yesses 6 yessenov 2 yessenia 4 yess 3 yesod 4 yeso 2

Just after it in the word index:

yessiree 2 yesso 5 yesss 3 yesssss 2 yesteday 3 yester 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Yessir

  • In this selection, "yessir" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maynor, highway, elections and suazo stand out and add context to how "yessir" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include brother maynor yessir suazo sandoval and novimbir elections yessir. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "yessir" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with yessir

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Blood on the highway, yessir. (5 words)

Gotta git a big ol’ dog waggin’ before them Novimbir elections, yessir! (12 words)

Carlos Alexis Suazo Sandoval tries tro hold back his emotions while he talks about his brother, Maynor Yessir Suazo Sandoval that was one of the construction workers that died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Carlos Alexis Suazo Sandoval tries tro hold back his emotions while he talks about his brother, Maynor Yessir Suazo Sandoval that was one of the construction workers that died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. (36 words)

Gotta git a big ol’ dog waggin’ before them Novimbir elections, yessir! (12 words)

Blood on the highway, yessir. (5 words)

Exclamation examples

Gotta git a big ol’ dog waggin’ before them Novimbir elections, yessir! (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

Carlos Alexis Suazo Sandoval tries tro hold back his emotions while he talks about his brother, Maynor Yessir Suazo Sandoval that was one of the construction workers that died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Blood on the highway, yessir.

Gotta git a big ol’ dog waggin’ before them Novimbir elections, yessir!

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yessir" in a sentence?
An example: "Carlos Alexis Suazo Sandoval tries tro hold back his emotions while he talks about his brother, Maynor Yessir Suazo Sandoval that was one of the construction workers that died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "yessir" from authentic English texts.
What does "yessir" mean?
Yessir means: Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.
How many example sentences with "yessir" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "yessir", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.