Sir has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You, Sir, are an imperialist!" "And you, Sir, are a troll." | |
| 2. | Sir, yes, sir! | |
| 3. | Sir, have you seen Sir Cyrano? | |
| 4. | "Sir, we've found this and we needed you to name it." "Pineapple." "But we figured we might just as well call it "ananas" since the majority of the world refers to it as—" "Pineapple." "But sir—" "Pine. Apple." | |
| 5. | "Jeeves, my good man, I do believe something is amiss." "What do you mean, sir?" "You are driving on the left side of the road." "Astute observation, sir." "Well, we're in Germany!" | |
| 6. | "I was talking to Tom Cruise once (a really close friend of mine), and I was telling him about the latest antics of my pal Charlie Sheen. We sat there talking for about an hour when I got a call from Jay Leno. He wanted me to be on his show next week. I was pretty busy, but I told Jay I would find time in my schedule for his show. Oh, I have to be off." "Here are your bags and change, sir." "Thanks." "Thank you, sir, have a great day." | |
| 7. | "Do you think, sir, that you could possibly send me on some mission for the paper? I would do my best to put it through and get you some good copy." "What sort of mission had you in your mind, Mr. Malone?" "Well, sir, anything that had adventure and danger in it. I would really do my very best. The more difficult it was the better it would suit me." | |
| 8. | "Surely I met you in Plymouth at a garden-party some little time ago, Mrs. Straker?" said Holmes. "No, sir; you are mistaken." "Dear me! Why, I could have sworn to it. You wore a costume of dove-coloured silk with ostrich-feather trimming." "I never had such a dress, sir," answered the lady. | |
| 9. | "Beg pardon, sir," said our page-boy, as he opened the door. "There's been a gentleman here asking for you, sir." | |
| 10. | We were at breakfast when the Colonel's butler rushed in with all his propriety shaken out of him. "Have you heard the news, sir?" he gasped. "At the Cunningham's sir!" "Burglary!" cried the Colonel, with his coffee-cup in mid-air. "Murder!" |