Sentence examples for yes sirs from inspiring English sources

He responded with polite "yes, sirs" to the judge's questions about his appellate rights, before being led away.

What distinguishes them from the crowd in a New York brasserie or a San Francisco bistro are the abundance of camel's-hair coats and the "yes, sirs" and "no, ma'ams" that spike many conversations.

We sup from it every now and then as we get shouted and screamed at and are made to do our push-ups and "yes sirs" and "no sirs".

The episode for Mr. Filner and the city he led for less than a year ended at a swift 16-minute court hearing in Superior Court, where Mr. Filner, dressed in a crisp blue suit and a gold tie, entered his plea with a series of "yes, sirs" as the judge described the scope of the one felony charge and two misdemeanor charges.

He took the oath in a military court, swore to tell the truth, and conceded in crisp "yes sirs" and "no sirs" every major charge against him — that he shot some victims, and shot and burned others, and did so with complete awareness that he was acting on his own, without compunction or mercy or under orders by a superior Army officer.

Would I be Booker T. or W.E.B.? Maybe I'd be fine being the assembly line stooge, placating white fears with solemn "yes sirs," catching white tears with tissue made from the softest of silks, the cottonest of threads.

Q: So is that a "yes," sir?

Rice still answers questions with "yes, sir" and "no, sir," even from his coach, Brad Childress.

I met his children and they were so polite and "yes sir, no sir".

(Holding a gun and scowling usually reduces me to "yes, sir" obedience).

No one's life should rest on "yes, sir" or "thank you".